It's hard to describe to non-dog owners the potential of destruction a dog has. One example I always like to show my friends is the Marley & Me movie. People think the dog's shenanigans in that film are an exaggeration for comedic effect. But once you have such a dog yourself, you know it's not fiction. It's reality.

Dogs are going to bark, howl, chew and eat things you didn't know could be eaten. Just look at this collection of pictures we here at Bored Panda have picked out for you. These doggies ripped through paper, furniture, and even walls to get their point across. What was that point? Maybe "I do it 'cause I can"?...

#1 Dog Dragged The Sprinkler Inside

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#2 Sorry Class, My Dog Ate Everyone's Homework

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#3 Well, That Didn't Work

I would definitely be asking for a refund on this!

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#4 Roscoe Took Christmas Decoration Duty Into His Own Hands (Paws) Last Night

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#5 My Cousin Said Brownie Is A Well-Behaved Dog. I Came Home To This, And I Can't Stop Laughing

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#6 We Completed A New Puzzle, But Our Puppy Managed To Snag A Piece And Destroy It, So We Had To Improvise

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#7 Mother’s Friend Came Home To See Her Dog Had Some Fun With The New Camper

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#8 When You’re In The Middle Of Your Crime Scene, Pretend You’re A Victim. I Think It’s Hilarious, Although I Wouldn’t Want To Be The One Who Had To Clean It Up

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#9 Just Baked This Cake And Ate One Piece, Came Back And The Dog Licked The Icing Off As Far As She Could Reach

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#10 My Puppy Ate My Passport

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#11 And They Say Money Can't Buy Happiness. Look At That Smile

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#12 My In-Law’s Dog Got To My Favorite Pair Of Shoes

Quite a Christmas dinner for the pup! She seems happy with herself for now, and I’m not going to hold it against her.

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#13 It's Going To Be A Rough 24 Hours For Both Of Us

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#14 My Brother Did Something Very Brave Today And Saved His Hoomans From Exploding Couches

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#15 My Dog Ate All Of My Games Yesterday While I Was Gone. Including My Copy Of Doom Signed By The Entire Development Team

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#16 I'm At Work Right Now, And I Decided To Check Up On My Puppy On My New Home Security Camera. All I Can Do Is Watch

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#17 Our Dogs, Who Rarely Misbehave, Decided To Eat $500 Worth Of Books While We Were At Work Today

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#18 She Has A Separation Anxiety

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#19 Dog Decided To Bust Through My Bedroom Door Like The Kool-Aid Man While I Was At Work

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#20 Forget The Excuse Of Your Dog Eating Your Homework. My Dog Ate My PhD

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#21 Tell Me How My Dog Chewed Everything She Could Find In My Room But The Only Thing She Didn't Chew Was Her Obedience School Certificate

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#22 Recently, I Tried An Expensive Rental Clothing Subscription. UPS Threw The Package Of Clothes/Bags Into My Backyard, And I Have Two Puppies

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#23 A Little Reminder To You All To Be Careful Because Sometimes Couch Cushions Explode Completely On Their Own For No Reason

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#24 I’ve Been Saving Up For A Switch For A Couple Months Now. I Finally Got It Last Week And Found This In My Dog’s Mouth This Morning

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#25 I Left A Platter Of Cookies On The Stove And My Dog Decided If He Couldn't Have The Cookies, No One Could

He jumped up on the stove trying to get the cookies and ignited 2 of the burners.

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#26 Heard My Dogs Were Getting Rowdy In The Other Room And Didn’t Think Much Of It. This Was Their Dog Bed

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#27 My Dog Found My Rainy Day Stash And Ate It

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#28 My Friend's Dog Thought The Foot On My Prosthesis Was A Chew Toy

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#29 When You Own An Expensive Car And A Naughty Dog

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#30 Just Walking Through A Door

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#31 When You Spend The Night At A Friend's House And They Don't Give You A Blanket

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#32 I Was Outside Taking The Trash Out For 3 Minutes Tops. Bard Was Apparently Busy While I Was Out

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#33 Dad, I’m Not Really Sure How To Say This But... I Screwed Up. I’m Sorry

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#34 My Housemate's Dog Got Into My 6-Hour Butter Chicken. No Dinner For Me Tonight

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#35 Probably The Most Expensive Treat He’s Ever Gotten

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#36 Dogsitting For A Week. They Told Me To Keep The Dogs In The Basement

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#37 For The Most Part Having A Dog Is Awesome. But Sometimes It's Like Living With A Jerk Who Wrecks All Your Stuff When You're Not Around. Total Wrecked Sunglasses Count: 7

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#38 My Dog Ate My Brand New AirPods, So I Bought The Pros

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#39 My Puppy Chewed Up My Passport Days Before International Travel

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#40 Our Boxer Puppy Got Into A Bag Of Flour, Took It To The Sofa And Did This

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#41 My Dog Was A Little Too Exited To See Me When I Got Home From Work

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#42 My Dogs Decided To Eat A Pen Today

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#43 My Dog Ate My Wife's Hyperbyte To Straighten Her Teeth, It's $700

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#44 My Dog Got The Zoomies. He Likes To Run To His Bed And Back. He Went A Little Too Hard This Time. Dog Is Fine, But The Wall Is Not

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#45 I Didn’t Get The Job I Wanted, So My Dog Ate My Rejection Letter

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#46 Dear IKEA, I Think My Dog Enjoys Your Pillow More Than I Ever Could

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#47 Dog Walked On My Fresh Pour

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#48 Our 10-Month-Old Puppy Found The Packet Of Toilet Paper On The Table While We Were At The Supermarket

We don't have the courage to fight because it was our fault and also because he's really cute. 

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#49 My Houseplants Exploded While I Was At Work Today. Dog Says She Didn't See What Happened, But She Put A Blanket On It Just To Be Safe

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#50 This Dog Ate My Neighbor's Food Delivery

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#51 My Dog Broke My Blinds Just So She Can Do This

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#52 My Buddy Came Home To A Surprise From The Puppy

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#53 Bittering Agent In Switch Games Proves Ineffective Against My Dog

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#54 Dutchie Opened The Window During A Car Wash

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#55 Finally After A Year I Was Able To Buy A Retail PS5. My Dog Was Super Excited Too

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#56 My Dog Chewed A Hole In My Living Room Wall Last Night. Safe To Say She’s Lost Her Roaming Privileges At Night

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#57 My Puppy Chewed Up My $3,800 Hand-Carved Coffee Table Shipped From Japan

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#58 Went Downstairs For Five Minutes

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#59 Archer Decided To Give The Living Room Carpet An Update Before We Had Company Over The Other Day

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#60 Sorry But This Is Hilarious

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#61 She Has A Good Fashion Sense

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#62 Get A Dog, They Said. It'll Be Fun, They Said. Look At This. Then They Got The Nerve To Be Smiling

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#63 Just A Day In The Life

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#64 I Came Home From Work To Find Out My Dog Destroyed My Feather Pillow

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#65 I Don’t Know What Happened, But We Were Just Running Around Playing When The Couch Exploded

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#66 My Puppy Destroyed My Switch

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#67 My Boyfriend Wanted To Take A Picture Of That Glass Of Wine, Then My Dog Showed Up In My Window And Did This

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#68 Oh How Wonderful, The Dog Fetched A Delivery Package

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#69 When Your Puppy Chews Your Son’s Big Gift On Christmas Eve

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#70 Leaving For Our Honeymoon Today. Dog Chewed It Up, But The Scan Page Is Entirely In Tact Save For A Small Portion Of The Upper Right Corner With Nothing On It. Will We Be Able To Go?

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#71 A Weeks-Worth Of Tips Gone. Got Home After The Last Shift To Find My Puppy Shredded All Of It. Over $750

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#72 This Dog Didn’t Give A Damn

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#73 My Dog Launched Her Foot Off My Unopened Drink On Her Way Out The Car

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#74 Dogsitting Our Friend’s Dog And It’s Not Going So Well

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#75 My Puppy Ate My BlackShark V2 Headphones, Not Covered By Warranty, But At Least She Has Great Taste In Accessories

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#76 When Your Dog Eats Your Expensive Pair Of Boots

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#77 Patient At Our Eye Clinic Just Got A New Dog

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#78 Doug's Valentine's Day Gift For My Wife

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#79 My Supervisor Is Out On Vacation And I'm Walking Their Dog While They're Gone. Walked In To Find This. She Looks So Proud Of Her Work

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#80 The Dog Was Trying To Get Pretty, Can't Blame Him

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#81 I'm So Thankful To My Bomb Dog And His Trusty Sidekick. The Jigsaw Have Once Again Saved Me From An Exploding Couch

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#82 My Dog Snuck Off For A Few Minutes, Then Brought Me This

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#83 Good Morning To Everyone Except My Dog Who Doesn’t Understand “Expensive Taste” Is Just A Figure Of Speech

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#84 Delivery Driver Hung Food Order On My Fence And My Dog Ate Every Single Bite

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#85 Bought The Pokeball Plus Today. Excited To Use It, But Came Home To My Dog Chewing It Up

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#86 Have You Ever Wondered If A Large Plant Pot Can Fit Through A Dog Flap?

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#87 The Book’s Title Was “How To Train Your Beagle Puppy”

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#88 A Neighbor Was Housesitting For My Cat While I Was Away. She Has A Dog. I Told Her The Dog Wasn't Allowed In My House. I Come Back To About 30 Cat Pouches Looking Like This

She said: "Your cat did it I couldn't stop her". My cat is 14 and has no teeth.

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#89 My Dog Won Against A Pen

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#90 My Dog Ate My Artwork

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#91 Found Out The Hard Way Our New Rescue Has Serious Beef With Windshield Wipers

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#92 My Friend’s 2 Labradors Spent His Stimulus Money While He Was At Work

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#93 35 Lbs Beagle Ate The Carrot Cake I Made. With Cream Cheese Frosting. This Is All That Remains. RIP Carrot Cake

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#94 Dog Decided My Expensive Remote Was A Chew Toy

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#95 Alright, Let's Play Another Round Of "Spot The Culprit"

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#96 I Stand With Greta

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#97 Not The First Thing She’s Chewed Up, Not The Last. Here’s Her With A Copy Of Don’t Shoot The Dog

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#98 When Your Husband Asks You To Wash His Trainers, So You Leave Them By The Washing Machine. Then, Forget About Them And Later Discover The Pup Has Eaten Them

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#99 My Dog Decided To Destroy My "Trash Taste" Tour Hoodie

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#100 My Dog Ate My Homework, Now I Have To Do My Work All Over Again

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#101 Get A Puppy, They Said. It'll Be Fun, They Said

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#102 Meet My Dog Taco Bell. He Decided To Rip Up My Mom's Bible This Morning

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#103 Someone Cannot Be Trusted Alone In The House Anymore

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#104 My Only Expensive Shades

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#105 My Wife Didn't Put Away Her $300.00 Stetson Hat. Our Dog Reminded Her

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#106 Well, We Have Evidence. The Teacher Will Believe It

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#107 I Wanted To Share My Puppy Experience. Carpet Was Only A Year Old

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#108 My Foster Dog Chewed Up My 2,000-Dollar Couch

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#109 Dog Destroyed Two Of My Childhood Books That Have Been With Me Through 30 Moves

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#110 My Boss's Dog Tore Up My Mango Plant. Boss Wasn't Present For This, So I Texted Him Letting Him Know, And All He Had To Say Was "How Much Do I Owe You?"

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#111 I Woke Up To The Sound Of My Dog Chewing On Something Plastic. Found This

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#112 My Puppy Discovered Socks And Toilet Paper

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#113 Larry Keeps Stealing Shoes And Refuses To Drop Them

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#114 My New Puppy Has A Taste For Eyeglasses

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#115 Dog Ran Through Closed Glass Door. Dog Won

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#116 Recently Learned These Go For $100 Now That They’re Discontinued. Today My Dog Decided It Was His Next Chew Toy

Also should note he’s only ever chewed up 2-3 items in his life that weren’t toys. Glad he saw the value in this one, I guess.

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#117 My Dog Ate The Face Off His Toy

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#118 My Puppy Decided That My PS5 Controller Was What He Wanted For Lunch

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