GBurgFisher,

You mean you've had him approximately a week and he hasn't broken the whole house yet!

He's probably a keeper then, and has decided he'd better not wear out his welcome and leave a few things intact!

To find out if he's going to make a good fishin dog right off the bat, lay your best Bamboo rod in the middle of the living room and if he snuggles right up next to it to protect it, you're in like flint.

On the other hand, if he immediately goes to town chewing on it, or after sniffing it, he lifts his leg and marks it, he'll need a little more coaching, and you'll have an excuse with the wife to get that new Bamboo rod you've been dreaming about. If you can exactly simulate the look on his face that's in the photo, the wife will never, ever be able to say no!

Keep us posted on how it turns out!