[LarryRda]

For the first 2 years of thier lives they will destroy everything in sight.

So will German Shepards, even if they are a mix. My German Shepard/Lab mix ate my parent's outdoor Chrismas lights one year when she was let out to play.

I knew one that go so bored being left alone that it ate the owners wood pile and 2 volumes of the yellowpages. It pooped rope for days. That's a sign they shouldn't have a dog. Poor thing!!

Another friend has one in a large backyard, and she cant spend heaps of time with her due to shift work. Darling doggy holds the record for escapes, eating laundry, ripping up plants (her lawn looked like a moonscape), and it has also eaten and digested two kiddypools. Its working on the third. She also barks nonstop. And eats cats. She shouldn't be leaving it out all day. The dog could die one day if it got sick from eating that stuff out of loneliness and boredom. It needs a warm bed, love, and loads of chew toys and bones inside the house. Or, find a new home for the dog. It's her responsibility to make sure the dog is happy and safe from dangerous things. Geez, the dog isn't an object or just property! The dog barks all day because it's sad and unhappy. I feel really sorry for it! I can leave my big dog all day in the house and she is not bored because she has stuff to do and so doesn't eat my stuff.
I always find her sleeping by the front door when I come home.
I love to spoil her when I'm home and like taking her on walks. She's fun!

Sorry for the griping, but those two things you said are so sad for both dogs. I didn't like it!
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