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From: 54326jj@hou2f.UUCP (J.JOHNSON)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: A Chewing Problem
Message-ID: <470@hou2f.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Apr-85 15:07:40 EST
Article-I.D.: hou2f.470
Posted: Thu Apr 18 15:07:40 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 19-Apr-85 01:20:01 EST
Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I was wondering if anybody could help me with a
problem I am having.  Any suggestions would be
greatly appreciated.

I have two dogs; one dog (Clover) is 6 years old,
a mixture of black lab and Chesapeake Bay retrievers.
He is a real good dog.  My other dog (Rocky) is a
7 1/2 month old puppy; his father is Clover, and his
mother lives across the street, she is a mixture of
Doberman and German Shepherd.

The problem is with Rocky.  He is a big puppy (75 lbs. +)
with a lot more growing to do.  He is very energetic.
During the day both dogs are kept inside.  We have a
yard but it is not fenced in.  Clover has the run
of the house, but Rocky, because he has a tendency
to chew, is kept in our small bedroom (we have two
baby gates blocking the doorway).  Rocky has chewed
two holes in the wall, and ripped up most of the
Congoleum on the floor.  He just recently started
on a third hole in the wall.  I have been spraying
"Indoor No" around the room, but it's not real
effective.  I'd like to leave him the run of the
house, but I don't want him to ruin anymore (plus
he would probably really bother Clover).
We are planning to set Rocky up in the yard sometime
very soon (either a fence or cable run), but
in the meantime, I was wondering if anybody
had any helpful hints on how I can get Rocky
to quit chewing.

Other than this, Rocky is a real good dog and
real friendly.  We don't want to get rid of him!

A response through net.pets would be good, or through
my system, hou2f!54326jj,; I would really appreciate it!

                Jo-Ann Johnson
                AT&T Bell Labs
                Holmdel, NJ 07733
                hou2f!54326jj
                (201) 949-2840