Bad dog! Pet owner returns from hospital appointment to find his (very shame-faced) American bulldog Hugo has torn his kitchen apart

• Craig Sloan came home to find American bulldog Hugo looking ashamed
• The pet had completely destroyed his kitchen door in less than an hour
• Mr Sloan claims the dog has previously ruined two of his couches too 
• Posted picture of the carnage online and said he has now returned the dog 

By Keiligh Baker for MailOnline

A dog owner who returned home to find his American bulldog had destroyed his kitchen door posted a hilarious picture of the aftermath online - before revealing he then got rid of the pet.

Craig Sloan, from Pollok, Glasgow, posted a picture on Facebook which showed Hugo the American bulldog looking shamefaced and surrounded by the wreckage after gnawing and ruining the door. 

But Mr Sloan has now been criticised after revealing he then returned the brown and white dog to the man he bought him off as Hugo is 'too wild'.

Craig Sloan, from Pollok, Glasgow, posted this picture on Facebook which showed Hugo the American bulldog looking shamefaced and surrounded by the wreckage of the kitchen door he had just destroyed 

He claims Hugo was left alone for just an hour when he attended a hospital appointment and in that time the two-year-old managed to completely to tear off one side of the door.

Mr Sloan returned to home to a scene of devastation and decided then that it was time to part company with his pet.

His photo of the aftermath shows debris from the door strewn across the room and Hugo, ears pinned back, sitting with an 'I'm-in-trouble' expression.

Mr Sloan posted the picture on his Facebook page, saying Huge was left on his own for less than an hour.

But Mr Sloan (pictured left with Hugo) has now been criticised after revealing he then returned the brown and white dog (right) to the man he bought him off as Hugo is 'too wild' - and previously destroyed two of his sofas

He wrote: 'He's not allowed in the hospital and goes everywhere with me. He must have missed me that much.'

He added that Hugo's kitchen-destroying antics were the final straw and the dog had been given back to the man who sold him.

He wrote: 'It's not just because of that door. He's done my couch twice. Tried my best with him but he was too wild. I've took him back to guy I got him off so he's okay.'

Although some criticised Mr Sloan, others stood up for him.

Darren Bass wrote: 'So many quick to assume neglect or that he was out for days on end.

'I had a collie half that size that could destroy that door, along with nine pairs of Nikes, a bookshelf and her own bed in two hours.'

And Pauline Smith said: 'This behavior is NOT a sign of neglect.

'It can be stress from new surroundings i.e. a move by all the family into a new home, perhaps a new routine where owner changes working hours.

'Some dogs are just naturally destructive no matter how hard you work with them.'