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[South_Texas_Sun]

I have to say this....Watermom will kick in here. She has two Goldens that likewise chew everything. How dogs that chew everything and manage to survive...I'll never know. If a human tried this they would be dead. The only chewy things here are red squirrels....and they get shot. I have friends with a chocolate lab and I know they eat horse poop and pee on tires but didn't think they chewed much. Really laid back dogs. Check this post.
http://www.poolforum.com/pf2/showthr...5776#post35776
Al

We have a 5 year old black lab who's matured about 5 seconds in 5 years. But we also have a BL puppy who chews EVERYTHING. The mystery(s) to me about chewing are: 1. Why don't they LEARN that eating grass (and just about every other non-food "snack") makes them throw up later, or get the runs? 2. Since taste is mostly smell and they have the most incredible noses, how can they develop such a fondness for (sorry to get graphic here) licking the "marks" of other dogs/pets? 3. Why don't even the most willful offenders have any interest in leather furniture? (actually, that's more a miracle than a mystery, I guess)

About the fence.....If aesthetics aren't a problem, I've successfully used PVC "plumbing" water pipe to make a fence for doggily protection.

Benefits: cheap, strong, moves in one piece and can be cut up and re-used again and again. It also doesn't allow "digging under" because it sits on the ground so there's no grace space afforded by above ground pickets which allow the ever-plotting recidivist to get a new spot started. You can also "build-to-suit" so that it's high enough to keep the puppy out, but low enough to step over.

Cons: ugly, unless you're a lot neater at gluing than I am and have a creative streak which I apparently don't....at least with PVC. Also, if your Lab refuses to grow up, you can wind up with an 8 foot high monstrosity that you have to climb over, just to get to the protected area. Ask me how I know that.

[SeanB.]

How about something like this:
http://www.poolsupplies.com/cgi-bin/...n&key=SD070022

[Pool_Mike]

Thanks 4 the suggestions. I think I am going to put in a iron rod fence from lowes.

Last thing our pup ate was the plug to the xmas lights that were hung around the covered patio area. That piece was no where to be seen.

One thing I was told highly recommend to do was train w/ shock collar.

[South_Texas_Sun]

Thanks 4 the suggestions. I think I am going to put in a iron rod fence from lowes.

Last thing our pup ate was the plug to the xmas lights that were hung around the covered patio area. That piece was no where to be seen.

One thing I was told highly recommend to do was train w/ shock collar.

Yes, training pool builders with a shock collar is HIGHLY recommended. Just make sure it's in the contract that they can't take it off except for church services.

Shock collar on our "babies"??? Are you kidding??? You must have a lot higher niche on the family totum pole than I do Mike!

STS

P.S. BZZZZZT! OWWW!!

[Simmons99]

You can probably do it without a shock collar - you can use a pinch collar or a choke chain or bitter apple sprayed on it - you just would have to be really dilligent about watching the dog until it was conditioned to leave it alone.

The fence will look nice too

[doggie]

Just watch a few episodes of The Dog Whisperer (Cesar Millan) on the National Geographic Channel. It's real eye opener. He trains people to train dogs. It's amazing to see how simple it is once you understand his 'calm assertive' method. Watch if if you can. He's brilliant, simply brilliant!


http://channel.nationalgeographic.co.../dogwhisperer/


(get me going on dogs, and I forget all about the thread topic )

[Simmons99]

Just watch a few episodes of The Dog Whisperer (Cesar Millan) on the National Geographic Channel. It's real eye opener. He trains people to train dogs. It's amazing to see how simple it is once you understand his 'calm assertive' method. Watch if if you can. He's brilliant, simply brilliant!


http://channel.nationalgeographic.co.../dogwhisperer/


(get me going on dogs, and I forget all about the thread topic )

He's incredible - his book is good too!