A good friend of mine has had these chacos for over 4 years. He wears them non-stop. No, his dog has not gotten ahold of them. He just wore them slap out. He even tapped them up to wear them to a golf tournemnet because he loved them so. I bought him a gift card to get him a new pair because these were torn to pieces. I might have even seen a little tear come to his eyes when he had to part ways to his new chacos ( just kidding). These should be in the CHACOS HALL OF FAME.