[nagdu] I'm back

[Shanna Stichler]

Congratulations on Shasta! May you both have many years of adventures 
together.

With regard to the chewing, some dogs are just very oral like that. When 
you get your new leash, I'd recommend spraying it with bitter apple. It 
won't make the leash sticky or anything, but it's a good idea to do it a 
couple of hours before you actually have to go anywhere. This worked 
very well with my dog, who went through a phase where she thought 
leashes were her newest portable chew toy.

Take care, and good luck with your new partner.

Shanna and Diamond
On 8/19/2013 7:35 PM, Sheila Leigland wrote:
> contratulations and hope you don't have to order at least two leashes 
> like I did.
> On 8/19/2013 5:02 PM, Snow White Dove wrote:
>>
>>
>> Wanted to write to tell you all that I finally did it.  I know 
>> Cynprobably let you guys know already, but I figured I'd write myself.
>>
>> I came home August 9th with an English Black lab named Shasta.
>>
>> He's a wonderful worker and has a great personality, but boy I wasn't 
>> sure of the personality part in the beginning or whether I could 
>> handle him at all.
>>
>> If he had not been on leash I think he'd have bounced off the walls 
>> all on his own steam.
>>
>> He settled down, and things are pretty cool now, but being 19 months 
>> old, he's a chewer.  I've had him on leash since I got him, and 
>> everything was fine till I got home with my brand new leather leash 
>> which he chewed in half in a perfectly streight line in two seconds 
>> flat.
>> Needless to say, I was embarrassed to call the school to order a new 
>> leash, but more embarrassed when the head trainer answered the 
>> phone.  He was cool about it, well for him, and said to give him a 
>> couple of weeks to get more leashes as theyn were out.
>>
>> I'm hoping they'll just give me a new one, but I don't think I'll be 
>> that lucky.
>>
>> Also, he appears to be a dog, but is a beaver.  He eats anything 
>> wooden outside, and I can't seem to break him of it.  I've said no, 
>> leash corrections, drop it and removed sticks and twigs from his 
>> mouth.  ug.
>>
>> Hope to hear from you guys soon.  I just did a mass delete before I 
>> wrote you all, so if you wrote me about Shasta, please forgive me and 
>> send it again.
>>
>> Have a great day.
>>
>> Jenny
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