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<DIV> Well, I am a survivor of raising to basset puppies, and let me tell
you it isn't EASY ! I think the hardest thing is potty training, it takes
a long, long, long time to house train and I am a stay at home mom, and
the thing about them not peeing in their crate hehehehe!!!! It
didn't bother evil Annie at all, It took 6 months to house train my
first Basset Lucy Girl , and I didn't have a crate for her, then I got Maggie,
and I got really smart ( depends on who you ask ) and I purchased
a crate, it took another 6 months to train her, I would take her outside,
, praise her , bring her back in the house and 5 minutes later she would
wet. but she only wet in her crate twice and she didn't like that , so she
would wet on my floor and then run to her crate. , then came ANNIE and whatever
good advise anyone had and all the rules of dog training went right out the
window !!!!I didn't think we were both going to survive toilet training
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<DIV>Chapter two chewing : anything and everything is for the mouth,
doesn't matter if it belongs to mom or dad, it if it is in reach it is fair game
!!!! IRS tax returns, two wallest , thee pair of shoes we now have
rounded corners on all our end tables , holes in the arm chair and couch,
seek and destroy all squeaker toys stuffed or other wise. backyard is
the gourmet of all Bassets, sticks, leaves, bunny turds ( the best )
neighbors cat poo ! mmmmmmm maple seeds, bark , grass and
the list is endless !!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV>watching them is a FULL TIME JOB chasing them down and digging crap
out of their mouths, I mean I have long fingers that go all the way down their
throats digging out debri</DIV>
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<DIV>REALITY 101 : they are puppies and they are going to
chew , anything and everything even each other, especially each other !!</DIV>
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<DIV>NYLA Bones are the best , my girls love them and everything else that
doesn't belong to them !!!</DIV>
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<DIV> GOOD LUCK WITH THE NEW BUPPIES ! ENJOY </DIV>
<DIV>PS get yourself a good bottle of wine and a box of kleenex for the
tears !!! only joking </DIV>
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