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My daughter bought a Black lab puppy. He's about 10 wks old. She calls him SEBASTIAN, I call him MUTTLEY, (but she doesn't know it.) He's affable right now because hes a puppy. My wife wants no part of him, but hes working on her. Me, I could care less either way. I told my daughter the dog would have to win the wife over if hes going to stay here.

We've been doing the training thing the last day or two and its starting to get a little ol. Hes a LAB so he likes to chew and be around people. I guess thats why my shoe strings have been wet of late. I thought it was a senior moment or something! (LOL) He spent the night in the laundry room last night and howled and scratched all night. He probably doesn't know hes in for a few more of those. I try to avoid the little wet spots and the piles that come with puppies. I've been lucky so far, but we've got a long way to go.

Anybody got any short cuts? Maybe some "This is what I did with my 2 chihuahuas, or my PIT puppy, or my.............You get the picture.