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First, it’s worth noting that with old dogs, destructive behavior when left alone can indicate separation anxiety - it can often develop in animals where it hasn’t been an issue before as they get into their twilight years. I can’t tell you if what you’re seeing is that or not, but it might be worth setting up some cameras to watch her while you’re gone for a while to figure it out, or talking to a behaviorist if it gets worse. 

I’d suggest either non-PB kongs (you can use wet dog food or mashed banana instead of peanut butter) that are chilled or frozen to make them take longer, wobble feeders, and chews that you’re sure she’s safe with. If she’s into bully sticks or similar entirely edible chews, you can save them so they’re special things she only gets when you leave. 

In more complicated ideas, you could put radios / cd players on a timer to turn on at random points in time (make sure this doesn’t scare her - test run it when you’re just around the corner or something) or get one of those remote-controlled treat machines that lets you toss food out for her (they come with a camera so you could make sure she’s nearby so you risk less destruction). 

Have you tried tiring her out before you leave? Play a good game of tug or something so that she’ll sack out once you’re gone. 

She just doesn't get kongs at all, I think. She'll lick at what's immediately accessible and then give up once it's harder. We've tried cheese-wiz and she loves it, but even with that she just gives up after a minute. We get her dog-safe duck jerky and she loves that, so maybe I can save that for leaving the house treats only.

Tiring her out is a good idea. We normally like to play with her with a squeaky toy before we leave, but she's got loads of energy and never wants to stop playing, and she's got minor hip problems so we're afraid of pushing her too hard. Maybe we can mentally tire her out rather than make her run around a lot? Barrage her with a lot of different toys with different types of stimulation in a small space so she's not running and chasing them, but just continuously being introduced to new ones and playing keep away?

The destruction box might be a nice long distraction we can leave close to the door so hopefully she goes for that instead of the door.

I’ve done the PetSaver Pet First Aid course (it’s taught by independent instructors following the same standardized curriculum) and found it to be credible. It’s pretty basic, though - CPR and signs of different types of injuries and how to splint/secure things. 

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