God I love danes. Huge gigantic goof balls. With pinochio snouts. D C Your unadulterated message follows: Subject: (VICT) Re: question Date: 27 Jun 2009 I have Danes, they can reach everything. Go to radio shack. They have a alarm that is motion activated. It makes a lot of noise for a minute or so when the beam is crossed. Set it up so that the beam runs lengthwise along the counter edge.. when it goes off you know that surfing is happening BEFORE it happens. If the alarm doesn't deterr, make a huge fuss scolding those bad counters that set the thing off(make sure your scolding is directed at the bad countertop that was trying to get your poor pup in trouble) until the alarm turns itself off and then call your dog to you and redirect his attention to some other task. Also keeping the counters as clean as possible will help. Sandy **************Make your summer sizzle with fast and easy recipes for the grill. (http://food.aol.com/grilling?ncid=emlcntusfood00000005)