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Beamer's breed cannot be trained. Hide your shoes.
PS - I would have gone with Guy LaFleur. Reminds me of the mountain lion named Steve French from the Trailer Park Boys.
He's a 7 year old rescue, so we didn't get much say in the choice of a name. But I always thought Guy Lafleur was the best possible name for this breed, I "extended" his name.
He's pretty much a lap dog, very quiet. Gets along w/ cats. Needs to make an extra effort to handle Astrid who's crazy as heck, but he does good so far. He is crate trained and all.
As for the rest, the house is already pet-proofed, for the most part.