This is my worst puppy story. I am happy to say it wasn't a GSD that did this. I do work for a service dog group and this was one of their puppies. The puppy was a blue merle collie/lab mix. As he grew he developed quite a separation anxiety problem. He would break his way out of his crate when his puppy home providers left him. They had tried many things to help solve the problem including buying him a kitten. Nothing had worked, but it was New Years Eve and the couple wanted to go out for the evening. They put him in their laundry room, inside a airline type crate. They figured even if he did escape the crate, he would be contained in the laundry room. When they got home early the next morning, who should meet them on the front lawn but the service puppy? Not only did he chew and claw his way out of his crate, but he chewed through the wall of the laundry room, thru the insulation, thru the fiber board, and then thru the vinyl siding of the house. Needless to say, he was washed out of the program! The moral of the story is: If you are building a house, make sure your builder uses plywood on the outside of your new house. If a dog can chew out, a thief using an exacto knife could probable cut his way in. SueT ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. 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 ============================================================================