[sashajade]

if the puppy is chewing and you dont want to put it in a crate you can always put it in a baby playpen so at lease shes not completely boxed in, i use to do this when i had my sasha as she use to have fits and as the sides are soft she wouldnt hurt her self if she had one when i was out. she quite liked the playpen think she saw it as a big comfortable bed. now as for the boyfriend sounds to me if hes jealous and if he is jealous of a dog what will he be like if you have kids? its not fair him asking you to chose between them hes a grown man for gods sake, if he loves you he would not ask you to do something that he knows will hurt you so much,and this could be the start of him trying to control you,whats next? he tells you he dont like your friends,family,so you have to choose between him or them? this is just my opinion so i hope it dont upset you but if i was you id tell him he has to choose, if he loves you and wants to be with you then he has to except the dog,if he then leaves you all cos of a dog that chews things he never really cared about you in the first place and he dont deserve you hun.if he says sorry and excepts the dog then try and get him and the dog closer by getting him to do things with the dog on there own,and show your boyfriend that you love him and when he spends time with the dog it makes you happy and love him even more. good luck