We adopted Dax last summer. He is about 3 years old now. Days after we adopted him and our part Siamese cat, Marley, I lost my job. It turned out to be a blessing, because Dax required a lot of work. He is a Boston terrier/Beagle mix and he is a real chewer, which he demonstrated by chewing through numerous shoes, a phone, a remote and the arm of my husband's upholstered chair, among other things. I spent the first couple months after his adoption apologizing to family members for the things he destroyed. I invested in a bunch of chew toys and that has dramatically cut down on the destructive behavior.....but don't leave your shoes unattended in my house!