Training a dog isn't easy - but it's extremely rewarding them done right.
But one dog owner has come to learn no matter how hard he tries to train his pooch, she will always have the last laugh.
Speaking to Reddit, the owner shared how his cheeky dog ate her way through her obedience training certificate just hours after being awarded it.
He said: "Last night my dog graduated from a beginner obedience class. This morning we found her certificate like this."
Admitting he couldn't help but laugh, users have been urging him to frame the half-chewed certificate, as it makes for a "better story anyway".
One user said: "I don't need a piece of paper to tell the world that I can behave, man."
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Another user added: "Let it chew your diploma too so everything matches on the wall."
A third user said: "I'd be so proud. Rebel against the system pupper."
It comes after another naughty dog, named Finn, taught his owner a lesson by eating her wedding ring while she was in the midst of an important Zoom call.
Owner Shyler Brianne Kraus said: "Usually my working from home consists of him still getting whatever attention he wants but since this was such an important meeting, I wasn’t doting on him like I normally would.
"Halfway through the meeting I could hear him playing with something metallic because I could hear the little ting sounds from his teeth and nails.
"I’m not sure how I knew but in the moment I just knew it was my wedding ring."
After an unsuccessful search for her wedding ring, she ended up rushing Finn to the vets to get an X-ray.
Despite being fed a "bunch of high-fibre food" at the vets, Finn did not make any 'offerings', and Shyler was told to go home and examine his poo until her rings shows up.
She ended up "mushing up" her dog's waste for three and a half days straight - and it wasn't until 15 minutes before he was set to undergo a surgery to remove the ring that it showed up.
"I left my wedding ring on my bedside table, a mistake I no longer make, and he was able to hop up onto my bed and snatch it. Kind of a 'I'll show her! She can’t work when I want to play'," she added.
"He did what any rational-thinking puppy would do - eat the most valuable item in my possession in order to teach me a lesson."
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