A mischievous Beagle has caused chaos at home after chewing his way through £10,000 worth of furniture.

Sally Reid, 26, rescued five-year-old Buster the Beagle from a dog shelter when he was just eight months old.

But he has since destroyed the family's £1,400 new sofa, their £2,000 garden fences, a Dyson vacuum cleaner and £150 in cash.

And it seems his new family became aware of his temperament during the car ride back to their home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, after picking him up.

Buster the Beagle (left) was brought home by his owners when he was just eight months old. But he has since trashed their front room in Salisbury (right)

Sally Reid, 26, said that she 'would not change Buster for the world' despite him cost her around £10,000 in repair costs

He left on their rooms in a mess (left) and also likes to spend time in their back garden in Salisbury (right)

The canine stole a bag of food which forced Ms Reid and her partner Eddie Reid, 31, to pull over and prise it from his rasp with Ms Reid saying she 'instantly regretted' her decision to bring him home.

He has gone on to ruin dozens of their cushions, shoes, kitchen cupboards, flower pots, a heater and birthday cakes.

Ms Reid, who has a three-year-old daughter, Ruby, claims she cannot leave Buster alone for even one minute before he begins destroying something.

And if that's not bad enough, Buster has now taught himself how to open the front door.

She said: 'Buster has caused a lot of mayhem in his life and there has been times were I've just cried after seeing his antics.

'One of the worst things he has eaten is our brand new sofa, he ripped the cushions to threads and we've had to fork out another £700 for a new one.

'We never leave him alone as he just chews everything he can get his paws on.

'He has destroyed so many pairs of my shoes that I've lost count. I just have to remember to put everything we own high up so he can't reach it.

'His naughtiness doesn't stop with destroying the house and our clothes though, he can now open doors.

'Our neighbour rang a few weeks ago as Buster has learnt how to jump up and unlatch the front door.

'We've since bought another lock so it's bolted at the bottom. He is such a nightmare but his antics can be entertaining.'

Sally Reid, 26, said Buster (left) has destroyed thousands of pounds worth of furniture and even her shoe (right)

The Beagle rescue dog damaged his own bed at his home in Salisbury, Wiltshire, and has racked up a bill for almost £10,000

Sally Reid pointed out some of the damage Buster has caused at her home (right). The five-year-old dog (left) is still misbehaving

She claims Buster 'tricked' them into rescuing him from the local dogs home after pretending to be placid while in his cage.

She added: 'He was only a puppy and was putting his paw through the holes in his cage and giving us the puppy dog eyes.

'He looked so adorable that there was no way we couldn't take him home.

BUSTER'S HIT LIST/REPAIR COSTS: SOFA - £1,400 RUG - £600 SHOES AND SOCKS - £600 GLASSES - £400 KITCHEN CUPBOARDS - £600 HEATER - £600 CASH - £150 GARDEN FENCES - £2,000 PHONE CHARGERS - £200 TEA TOWELS - £50 TOWELS - £100 DYSON VACUUM - £280 - REPLACEMENT COST - £280 BIRTHDAY CAKES - £30 COVERING HOLES IN GRASS - £100 FLOWER POTS - £100 NEW LOCK ON FRONT DOOR - £50 DOOR DAMAGE - £100 CUSHIONS - £200 NICOTINE LIQUID - £35 DOG BEDS - £200 FOOD - £200 CHOCOLATE - £50 CLOTHES - £600 VET BILLS (FOR EATING ABOVE) - £400 TOTAL: £9,325 Advertisement

'It was decision me and my partner, Eddie, instantly regretted after his true colours began to show in the car.

'He stole the bag of food and was attempting to eat the lot. I did think to myself 'what have we done?' but assumed his behaviour would improve.

'But I couldn't have been more wrong, alongside everything else he has also eaten several dog beds, a bottle of nicotine liquid, a tray of chicken drumsticks, a chicken and mushroom pie straight from the oven, a Dyson hoover and endless amounts of family sized chocolate bars.

'My dad lost his £400 glasses one day when he came over and we found them in Buster's bed snapped in half.'

Buster has done his best to eat his owners' home and despite the vast amount of damage he has caused, the pair were distraught when he ate £100 worth of £20 notes.

She said: 'I never imagined Buster would try and eat money, he literally chews up anything.

'To see the notes in tiny pieces was so infuriating.'

Buster has been taken to numerous dog training centres to try and curb his chewing habit but nothing has worked.

Sally added: 'We took Buster to a doggy boot camp for two weeks but it didn't help.

'He has also been on a number of training courses but he continued to chew up the house when he returned.

'Thankfully we have wooden floors as I have no doubt he would have eaten all the carpet by now.

'He has eaten one of the kitchen cupboards for no reason whatsoever.

'Buster is the most mischievous dog I have ever know and although he has cost us around £10k, we wouldn't change him for the world.'