Quote:I was just wondering, who on here has pets? 

 

 

I have 2 dogs. They are male, yellow lab mix pups and they just turned 13 months old. I named them Fox and Dakota. I've had dogs all my life, but these two are the most destructive animals I've ever had. They've dug so many holes in the back yard that it looks like land mines have gone off, even though they spend the vast majority of time in the house. They kept digging holes under the fence and they ran away twice, so I had to put up electric fence around the bottom. At least now, they stay in the yard. I love them, but these dogs are gonna be the death of me.

 

 

I saw a picture of this dog and he's almost a dead ringer for my dog, Dakota. He even has the same white markings on his toes and chest.

 

 

Thank you, thank you - for reminding me. My dog (Chesapeake Bay Retriever) died 13 months ago and I haven't reached the point of getting another. I love dogs - a lot. But I try to remember all the destruction they can do, to say nothing about peeing on the carpet, chewing every shoe me or my wife own, and jumping on visitors to our house, etc.

 

Sure, they eventually get trained, sort of, but it can be a real test of wills. And I hate having to board them when we go out of town.

 

I'm going to keep your post as a reminder when I get to a point of weakness. Just don't get me near any retriever puppies!

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