Here are the Top 20 destructive dog breeds and the average amount of damage they will cause during their lifetime (according to 3000 dog owners):
1. Great Dane - $1,200
2. Chihuahua - $1,145
3. Mastiff - $1,050
4. Basset Hound - $1,012
5. Whippet - $929
6. English Setter - $870
7. Bulldog - $800
8. Dachshund - $796
9. Boxer - $723
10. Beagle - $716
11. Greyhound - $703
12. Dalmatian - $694
13. Doberman Pinscher - $682
14. Rottweiler - $359
15. Border Collie - $319
16. Labrador - $306
17. Rhodesian Ridgeback - $305
18. Newfoundland - $290
19. Jack Russell - $287
20. Golden Retriever - $265
The least destructive dogs…the pug and the St. Bernard
pugs are better behaved and are trained easily and as for the St. Bernards - they are such gentle dogs…