This is so true, my Berkeley who is a bit over 2 now, as a puppy he chewed everything in site, and I started every morning with a mile to mile and half walk - yes at 5:45am on an extenda lead so he can run a little....and then we have a routine that we play ball while I am getting ready for work, I throw it down the hall and he retrieves and returns it - this is for about 15 minutes - constantly - and it wears him out - he isn't crated during the day and I leave him a cookie when I leave for work, he is waiting on top of his grooming table looking out the window for me when I get home. Nothing destructed, of course occasionaly a pillow is off the bed...hormones. He is a very energetic guy so I try to wear him out in the morning as much as possible - it works!
Glenda This pup obviously is not getting enough exercise - before being left to 'occupy himself' for a while -- The ol' adage " a tired pup is a good pup" comes to mind - I would definitely put him somewhere he could not get out of and/or where he couldn't harm anything - I would run him / play with him / make sure he was good & well exercised - and then put him in the crate / pen - with a buster cube and/or kong to occupy him - I might start with leaving him for only a short time - and then give him lots of praise & reward for behaving well -- Then build up to leaving, coming in to check on him, leave again - Gradually you'll be able to leave him for longer & longer -- but do be sure to keep him confined - until you are SURE he is going to behave -- it may be a LONG time before he is dependable loose in the home -- Best of luck! Joan ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
