Blue will get a hold of things and my wife gets furious, lol. He will chew anything up he can, even a beer or coke can. He is only 12 months old and I know he just wants to chew on something but no way I would leave him out while I'm gone. He does great when we are around but will still test me. He will grab the remote and look at me, lol. I tell him firmly no and he drops it slowly and walks off but he is definitely mischievous. Anytime he is not in eye sight my wife will say "where is Blue" because he just looks around for stuff. We let him out one day and looked outside to find this. Check out the umbrella!