Carrie,KYS& ktreva52 Thanks for helping with my problem of Buddy chewing the deck & bushes. I did put some bitter on the deck & seems to have helped - of course it is bitter cold here so he is not out much playing! The chicken wire may be a good idea after it warms up. Yes, he is bored and we have not been able to get him into obedience training yet. The instructer we have always had retired from that and since we are a rural area we will need to go 75 miles for classes. And that is not possible till after Feb. We have only had him for 4 months & he is about 13 months old now (we adopted him from a humane society & he had already been their 3 wks. so his days were getting numbered). But he is a great boy & we love him. Beleive that he is a "teenager" now & is getting somewhat of a attitude!