Ealier this month, my wonderful dad flew here and stayed with us for almost 2 weeks. As per usual, we put him to work. He painted our living room, organized our garage, and refinished the stairs. Greg helped with the stairs when he could (when he was taking a break from his full-time job and his part-time job!)

During this time, Mika was relegated to either being in Greg's office while he was working, or he was locked up in his crate, which is located in the workshop (Mika, not Greg was in the crate).

Anyway, Mika, being the intelligent, stubborn, strong dog that he is, managed to escape his crate, buy using brute force. Since he knows that doorknobs are used to open doors, he proceeded to bite and claw at the doorknob of the workshop. And guess what? He OPENED it. Here is Mika, with said doorknob.
And here are a couple of close-ups of the doorknob. None of his teeth were damaged, and notice the other half of the doorknob...see how smooth and round it is?
Here are a few before and after shots of the stairs and living room. Here is the before shot of the front hallway. And the after shot. Please note the we WILL be painting the trim at some point, and the ugly ligt fixtures will be replaced with nice, sensible pot lights! I am still waiting for my canvas wrap to be ready, which will be hung between the two doorways on the right hand side. The living room before...don't you just love the nice orange/peach colour???
And after. Looks a little darker in this picture than it actually is. The next shot shows the colour more accurately. And as soon as we get some curtain rods, we will be hanging some drapes.