Anna, I can't remember how old your Roxey is.

But, I will tell you that I finally had to decide that anything worth growing could be grown in the "front yard", not in Honey and Lilly's playground. They were babies and I was expecting way too much from them. I still have to be cautious about it, even now that they are 3 years old. Luckily, I at least am home more, so I can watch the yard, and give my stern "away from that" when I see one of them sneaking up to chew on something.

I am still not free of my digging, tugging Golden Retrievers, but it is better. You really need to catch them in the act and correct right there. Otherwise, it is useless. If crating is the only option, you may have to use it for a while, hard as it is. Or try the tie out. I wouldn't hesitate to tie Roxie in a safe area until she gets some of her disruptive tendencies under control, but I would use it as a last resort.

Good luck. Mainly wanted you to know I feel your pain....I still have destruction more often than I ever thought I would with 3 year old dogs! Lilly ate the back off of a brand new Nike tennis shoe last week (Helen left it in the middle of the floor), plus the heels out of two socks. Those were things she was not supposed to touch. The things she was ok to touch, she gutted and left fiber filling and squeakers all over the room!