In a message dated 3/24/2005 1:31:57 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, gailbauman@xxxxxx writes: I have been using the fleece-type beds for my puppies since they have been crated. My boy has now developed a "taste" for this, and anything else I might put on the floor of his crate - he will chew it up and/or eat it. Yesterday I discovered that he'd eaten some of his bed and then thrown it up - can't be good for his tummy, and I worry about blockages. So, what are some other options for him to use as a crate bed? I feel sorry for him today - he has nothing but the plastic pan to sleep on, but I don't trust him with anything else I have for a bed. I'm afraid to use newspapers b/c that's what I lined their kennel run with when they were little, and I think he might figure it's ok to potty on them - he's been doing so well w/crate training thus far I'm afraid to set him up to take as step backwards. Any suggestions? He's almost 6 months old, and finished with teething for the most part - I don't think it's related to that - and he has a Nylabone in his crate (which he loves!) so he has somehting to chew on while he's in there. HELP!! Gail Gail, I have a friend who lost one about the age of your puppy when her puppy choked on part of a crate pad she was chewing on. Since then, I put it in my puppy packets to NEVER put a puppy in a crate w/ a pad, a bone, a chewie, a stuffed toy, etc. I'll use a crate pad for a dog who has proven it's not a chewer, and the first pads they get are made out of almost indestructible material a local vendor uses (without zippers.) Kathy visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ (http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================