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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
Lol, puppies are a lot of work - we have a 9.5 month Great Dane who has been house trained since early on but is still obviously a stupid adolescent dog. Well trained but he's going through the testosterone filled puberty and when left to his own devices can be pretty destructive.

He just chewed up the top end of a stair railing the other day while my daughter was taking a shower and he had nothing to do and it looked good to gnaw on. We have since re-stocked on dog / puppy chew toys, cheaper buy and replace when he destroys them. He also likes digging holes in the back yard, like 4-5 of them from 18-24 inches deep. It takes him about 2 min to dig one. He's not trying to escape but just has energy and digging seems like a lot of fun to him (common for the breed).

Even after walking / running him, he's full of it.

We have always had multiple dogs but always offset their ages by 2-4 years, so there was a natural 'older' dog in charge, which does a lot for discipline / obedience in the 'pack'.

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Originally posted by Jeff Yarchin:
Awwww. I love the way Labs sit back on their butts. :+)