[nagdu] Carrying

[Tracy Carcione]

Yesterday, Krokus picked up a wad of napkin somewhere and carried it until
I noticed and took it away from him.  But he didn't try to grab anything
else while he had the paper.
I knew a golden who liked to carry his leash in his mouth.  His person
couldn't correct him, but it wasn't necessary.  His world was complete,
and he didn't get distracted or try to scavenge while carrying his leash.
I'm wondering if Krokus is golden enough to be equally satisfied carrying
something.  I think he'd chew his leash, though.  I'm debating giving him
a clean piece of paper towel to carry.  If he ate it, it wouldn't really
hurt him, unlike some of the junk he picks up.  It wouldn't be
particularly good for him, but it wouldn't be particularly bad, either.
Has anyone given their cross or golden something to carry while working,
and how'd it go?

I'm trying to get the puppy to stop scavenging.  I looked at basket
muzzles on Amazon, but it the variety of sizes and styles was confusing,
and I'm not crazy about the idea.  My school's advice, so far, is to
correct him hard and make my displeasure very clear.  This could work,
except I don't always catch him in the act.
Tracy