| What a great point. If you don't want them to do something when they're full grown, don't allow it when they're a pup. It reminds me of a story I heard back east - may be urban legend, who knows, but it illustrates this point so well - - -.
It seems a young boy got a colt for his birthday, all fall he worked on teaching the colt new tricks. Among the tricks was for the colt to run up and put his fore hooves on his shoulders. Winter came and the colt was shipped south to better weather.
6 months later the colt returned home with the warm weather, the boy was very excited to have his freind back. he ran out into the pasture and -- you guessed it -- the now almost fully grown horse ran up and put his fore hooves on the boys shoulders. Broke both shoulders and numerous other bones, extensive surgery and therapy was required.
Don't teach a large breed animal to do things when they're small that you don't want them to do when they're big!!
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Mike
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