if he wants to play with the drag line, you can spray it with Bitter Apple. Better yet, and more effective than Bitter Apple is unscented *arisol* deodorant. No dog likes the taste and the feeling of a very dry mouth after trying it a couple times. As with anything you have to reapply maybe...
You are welcome Yes! He is adorable. The missing body parts could have come from when he was born. Sometimes young mother dogs will over-clean their puppies. I've heard of many first time Mommy dogs biting the tails off and even part of a leg.
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#1) Teething and mouthing, as you know, all part of a growing puppy. What you are doing with redirection is very good. I would make your "ah-ah" your forever correction command -- and a correction is what that is. I use the word "no" or "ah-ah" or "phooey" with my dogs. They all have...