The Carpet Catastrophe

I can't tell you how many times I come home from work, open the door and my jaw drops immediately.  When Charlie gets bored, he goes a little crazy.  One day, I came home to find an entire section of the carpet ripped up with the floor boards showing.  Curious Charlie had found a seam where two section of carpet had been pieced together and had pulled the seam out across the entire room.

Charlie proudly sitting atop his carpet catastrophe after we flipped it back into place.

I was the last person to find out this destruction had occurred.  My wife's father had come to let the dogs out while we were at work and discovered the scene.  He texted pictures to her to let her know.  Apparently, Charlie was well aware that he had done something wrong and walked right into the create when her dad was leaving.  My wife had pictures to know what she was coming home to.  I did not.

It took some time to find someone to fix the carpet for us.  The carpeter said that he had seen such things before.  Apparently, dogs are attracted to the glue that holds carpet remnants together.  So when you replace the carpet in your house, use full piece cut exactly to the size of the room.

Total Cost of Damage: About $500.