He's pooped on my bed. Twice. He's caused at least a few hundred dollars in damages (depends on if some of my server hardware was damaged, then it could jump to thousands). He's broken out of a kennel. Shredded 3 blinds. Chewed up the arm of an overstuffed chair. Had a first vet visit that would have been over $400 (major ear infections, GI issues) if I hadn't signed him up for a wellness program (and still cost me $250).
So far he's still awesome, if expensive. 
You'll learn fast or he'll assume the alpha role and you'll be the bitch. 
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Mortious spewed forth this undeniable truth:
Sounds like you're not aware of how to train a dog IMHO.You'll learn fast or he'll assume the alpha role and you'll be the bitch.
Rescue animal. He's still trying to escape because he's been abused and doesn't trust humans. Gotta work through that first...
And now I'm wishing I hadn't. He's spent the last few hours trying to escape the cage, whimpering and howling. I'd have thought he'd sleep more given that it's the middle of the damn night. 
My neighbors must hate me. Which is ok because the fuckers can't park for shit and keep throwing crap off their front porch down to where my door is.
Also - it's possible you've thought of this one already - but my dog HATED his crate until I made an effort to make it more of a doggy cave. Dog bed, blanket inside, partially covered up top to make it kind of dark in there. Sometimes he'll go in there on his own now and just work on a rawhide. Monica fucked around with this message on 09-13-2012 at 07:55 AM.
If I'm gonna give him a sedative at night it's going to be via tranq dart.
