When I was a kid, we had a beautiful Cocker Spaniel named Phoebe. She looked just like the dog in "Lady and the Tramp." Unfortunately, she had a nasty habit of knocking over the laundry hamper and foraging in the dirty laundry. Even worse, she would chew the crotch out of the underwear!
So one day, an insurance salesman was sitting in the living room with my mother, trying to persuade her to purchase a policy. Phoebe came into the room, carrying in her mouth a pair of panties with the center chewed out of them. She trotted up and placed her offering at the feet of the salesman.
Lesson number one: Make sure your dog doesn't discover the laundry hamper!