[jackie]

dear lena
i am from England and i own a "utonagan"...they are wolf lookalikes,and
have been bred with malamute ,husky,and german shepherd dogs to get the wolf
lookalike....myself and my sister own them, and i totally sympathise with
you.....my sweet little girl,was such a distructive thing when she was a
puppie.....digging holes in garden( huge ones) eating walls,yes walls in my
kitchen....anything made from wood....anything left on
floor....,shoes,socks,baby's toys....and also anything in her reach as much
as we tried we couldnt make it "momtaz" proof...so i do under
stand.....heres what i tried with her.......during the day dog toys with the
bits of food inside,so when it rolls around food or kibble came out,..which
did keep her amused for a while....an old sweater of mine that she could
smell me on,to do with it what she wanted...when it was time for me to go to
out for long periods of time,i didnt make to much of a fuss with her..so as
she noticed i had gone.....even while i was in the house i put her in the
kitchen for short periods of time to get her used to being on her
own....night time..she had no toys just my sweater..to teach her when its
dark its sleep,and again never made a fuss of her just before bed
time.....there are proberbly lots more things ive forgotten..even though she
is only 2 1/2....but hope this helps....
jackie x
p.s. momtaz had 10 puppies on saturday....poor me