hey ash! i'm gonna sound like a mom here...bear with me...."if you put those shoes in the closet and that book away she couldn't have got them!!" . puppies sure can teach you the value of neatness. alex the wonder dog ate a pair of my nieces expensive tennis shoes a few years back, she'd been warned to put her shoes in the closet and didn't. her dad, wouldn't let her complain, saying it was his house, and she knew the rules . enjoy puppy breath!