Fortunately, he's never really swallowed plastic things, just destroyed a few - that may be because I've watched the lil' bugger like a hawk and provided lots of bones ever since I got him. His previous owners lost a couch, several dog beds, a telephone, a set of dentures and a whole bunch of kids' toys so I was forewarned about the chainsaw jaws.

Spike's the one that likes wood here, but (barring a lapse with the banister rail at Mum's house when we hadn't had him very long) he knows that only outdoor wood is acceptable chewingstuff.