Pooch pirate! Moment tethered dog tears porch post off house when it runs across yard

• Winnie the dog was left tied to a porch while her owners did some work outside
• The excited one-year-old tried to run off ripping the wooden post out the ground
• Doorstep camera footage was recorded at family's home in Richmond, A dog owner regretted tying their excitable dog to the front porch after it left a trail of destruction as it ran around.

  Pooch Winnie ripped down a wooden porch post and collapsed a small fence after racing off while still tethered to the house.

  The footage was recorded at her unnamed owner's home in Richmond, Indiana.In the clip from a doorstep security camera, Winnie is tied to a porch support while he owners do some chores outside.

  But the excitable one-year-old, who has a 'tendency' to chase after other animals, cannot sit still for long and is soon running across the yard. 

  The white post she is tethered to proves no match for her strength and is seen flying across yard after she gives it a swift yank.

  

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  One-year-old dog Winnie ripped up a wooden porch post and collapsed a small fence after racing off while still tethered to her owner's home in Richmond, IndianaIndianaOn a closer inspection, it's not only the porch post that the dog destroys, but also a small fence.

  Seconds later her owner appears, looking disappointed at the prospect of having to fix the porch.

  'We were doing some work outside on a nice day and I suggested we tie our dog to the porch support,' one of her owners said.

  

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  Her owners say Winnie has a 'tendency' to chase after birds and leaves and they hadn't checked if the post was strong enough to hold her

  

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  The white post she is tethered to proves no match for her strength and is seen flying across yard after she gives it a swift yank

  'She's only a year old and we fostered her just a year ago and ended up keeping her.

  'We have only lived here a year, it's our very first home, and we didn't even think to check if the posts were weight-bearing.

  'I went inside while my husband continued to work outside. 

  'Winnie has a tendency to run quickly after birds and leaves, and she took off and took the porch support with her.

  'After rewatching the video I realized she left a path of destruction by taking out the fence too.'