[nagdu] Important lesson learned. Dogs cannot be trusted.

[Debby Phillips]

Tracy, dogs are dogs, and even if you think that you have 
house-proofed your dog, things happen.  So I guess my advice is 
to do a lot of both-work on changing behavior but also do dog 
proofing.  Dogs are dogs, just like children are children.  We 
had strict rules in our house about not playing with my dad's 
guns.  But they were also locked away so that we could not easily 
get at them.  I once left some heartworm pills out.  They were 
the kind that dogs like because they are like treats.  My dog ate 
six of them.  I'm sure he knew better, but it was still my 
responsibility for leaving them where he could easily get to 
them.  So I think it's both and.  His fault for doing something 
he knew was not acceptable to me, (he even acted guilty), and my 
fault for leaving them out.  Better safe than sorry, as my 
grandmother used to say.    Peace,    Debby with Neena