Does Your Dog Shred Paper?

Who me?

Was your dog born with the paper shredding gene? Ask most any Havanese owner and they'll tell you their pups love to shred. 

Caught you red-handed!

The scene of the crime

The artist... at work

Paper shredding is rather amusing, until you have to clean it up.  But it also can be dangerous if your dog swallows large amounts of paper. Rocco seems to be a purist, enjoying the sport of shredding rather than consuming it. But I still think it would be fun to train him to retrieve paper instead of shredding it.

Other things you can do to avoid toilet paper shredding:

• Store your toilet paper out of the reach of young pups
• Take it off the toilet paper holder, but place it high enough so your pup can't reach the loose roll (clearly I forgot to do that!). Or simply keep the bathroom door closed!
• Keep your pup occupied with approved items like a stuffed Kong and other play and training activities that you can supervise

Perhaps most importantly, as a new puppy owner I am constantly reminded that Rocco should never be left unsupervised, even for a moment. He enjoys his comfy crate and it's the perfect place to let him safely rest while I'm occupied with other things. 

Do you have a good solution for paper shredding?