We kept him with chew toys all the time, but he liked to chew on everything. If he could reach it, he could chew on it, lol!And I don't have a fenced back yard, so that was a problem, too. If I had been able to keep him, I would have been able to train him right.
That is a great story about the 2x4 and the cricket. LulaBelle sounds like my kind of dog. :^)
She is a great dog.