Wow some real horror stories here.

Luckely spanials aren't nearly the distructive chewers that labs are.

The worst I had to go thru and am still living with today is when Sage chewed off the knob on my steering column with the window cleaner. I was at the local Cafe when the waitress says to me, "what the hell is your dog doing." I look out the window and see Sages little muzzle working hard on that knob. "About to get her ass kicked" was my answer. Now when it gets real cold like last week and all that state applied road grime freezes to my windsheald I have to lean out the drivers window with a water bottle and apply my own window cleaner.
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