Hi everyone I have found all your postings helpful and entertaining. This is my first post and hope someone can help me. My family has had our one-year-old male sable, Frodo, since he was a kit and we are totally in love with him. He is friendly, gentle, playful, and behaves very well in all ways but one... He is tearing up the inside of my couch! We let him roam the house and do a pretty good job keeping an eye on him, but once our backs are turned he's gone into his hiding place (the inside of my couch and cushions!!!) and won't come out until he's good and ready. I've tried the bitter apple, and it works at first but it doesn't deter him from trying later on. I also do the scruff when I catch him in the act, but once again it doesn't help later. Has anyone else had this problem and if so how did you handle it? Any help appreciated! Alissa [Posted in FML issue 4268]