My dog gets free run of the house and backyard when I'm away. I've tracked what he does all day with webcams. Most of it is sleeping on my bed or couch, where he's not allowed when I'm at home. Sometimes he drinks from the toilet instead of going downstairs to his dish.
When he was a pup, we crated him. Never liked coming home to find destroyed property. We started by kenneling him in a bedroom, then letting him have the bedroom to himself, then more rooms with gates/doors blocking access. The more we trusted him, the more freedom he got. If there were setbacks, we'd restrict his access a bit more. Only took a couple of months.
When he was a pup, we crated him. Never liked coming home to find destroyed property. We started by kenneling him in a bedroom, then letting him have the bedroom to himself, then more rooms with gates/doors blocking access. The more we trusted him, the more freedom he got. If there were setbacks, we'd restrict his access a bit more. Only took a couple of months.