[grubnismarl]

Definitely NILF, the only time Sadie (8 mos old) doesn't have to sit and stay is when she asks to go out the back door to potty. Other than that she waits at the front door, sits and waits for her food dish, any treat etc. It really makes a great deal of difference, she only has to stay and wait for a few seconds, just long enough that she knows she is waiting till I give her to ok command. And it does sound like more exercise, they need so much. We're lucky we have a huge yard and Sadie loves to fetch. We've got two outdoor toys a rubber ball and a frisbee and I can get her to chase one and then drop it while I throw the other - or she is so worried about having one of them in her mouth at all times that she won't drop it, but will chase the other one anyway. She gets a full out run and it's not killing me. She's a horrible chewer and toy destroyer and so far her black kong is the only thing she can't chew up. It was listed for extreme chewers or something like that, and she's had it over a month now and hasn't been able to chew a piece out of it yet. I think if you just consistently enforce more discipline he will be a much better acting dog.