Crate or Give it up

Ratty and I had a big discussion on the fate of Goldie. Back on the day of adoption, I made it very clear to the shelter staff.  The dog will be returned if it's proven to be a destroyer.   Goldie is a big time destroyer.

Since she starts living with me, she ate STUFF (cookies, pastries, dog treats and so on) which was stored on the kitchen counter.  She miraculously disassembled the TV cable box remote.  The balcony screen door was torn. DVDs/CDs/empty boxes are destroyed.   We traveled to the Pittsburgh and I bought a very nice thick pink collar with pattern, she chews the buckle.  So it's gone.  Not to mention, the garbage/recycle bin were searched completely.  She can't speak but she knows what she has done.

So steps to prevent her to be destroyer
1) child lock for the fridge (a little bit of think ahead but she does not know how to open the fridge yet)
2) remove all the grocery item on the kitchen counter.
3) never leave the balcony door open with screen door closed
4) hide all the remotes, DVDs/CDs and boxes
5) no more nice collar for her.

It doesn't even stop her from destroying other things, she is just being a dog.  They are bored, they chew.  They are nervous, they lick.  They are threatened, they bark..  They are scared, they hide.  So what's wrong with that?  If it's not their fault, it must be Ratty's and my fault.

CRATE... CRATE .. CRATE.. that's what you need to do.  I am totally against this idea.  I think dogs are not supposed to be in one spot for 8 hours.  They should be running around just like us.  Wait a minute.  I have been told by so many dog owners they crate their dogs.    I still don't believe in it but I need to.

Goldie is smart enough, she doesn't like the crate, she knows what is going on.  But sorry, it's not penalizing her.  It's just making sure I provide a comfortable spot for you to stay 8 hours and I won't be mad at you when you are misbehaving.

My heart told me not to crate the dog. She seems fine every time I come home after being created for hours.   However, I see how she doesn't want to get near to the crate because it's not as comfortable as the sofa. And most importantly, Ratty doesn't want to give her up.  So. there is the cheapest solution I can find.