From: utzoo!decvax!genrad!linus!allegra!eagle!mhtsa!alice!npoiv!houxm!houxz!halle1 Newsgroups: net.pets Title: Re: dogs Article-I.D.: houxz.303 Posted: Wed May 11 16:43:12 1983 Received: Fri May 13 21:15:48 1983 References: phs.1666 Relay-Version:version B 3/9/83; site alice.UUCP Message-ID:<303@houxz.UUCP> Date:Wed, 11-May-83 16:43:12 EDT If your dog is a canine of any sort it should be taught "Drop It". It is very useful when he picks up anything he shouldn't: shoes, stuff outside, your neighbor (well, it could be a mastiff), etc. Any dog can learn it quickly, not just retrievers.