Hi, Does anyone know where I could buy a sound monitor online? Thanks. Anna

Yes, it can be done. I bought a 19 inch Sharp LCD TV last summer and experimented with feeding a signal from an older laptop to it. The RGB video connection was used sucessfully. (An RGB cable is much lower in cost than a HDMI cable plus many older laptops do not have a HDMI output. The cost range of an HDMI cable is from $45 to $120.) On the laptop, I set the "display" to both screen and external device. On the TV, I entered its menu and changed its input to the RGB port. Both worked well. I intend to use this combination for a rock-hound club show to demonstrate gem cutting software. I can sit behind a table facing people who come forward to view the display. I can operate the laptop and monitor the results on its screen while the viewers can observe on the larger TV screen facing them. I plan a live demonstration, but as an option, I could also prepare a Power Point presentation and let that run when I take a break.

Another thing to check would be in the setup menu of the TV, there is likely a setting that turns the internal speakers on/off depending on the connection to an external amplifier.

Rather than crate, which I fully understand is a the recommended answer to your question (so no lectures needed I just don't believe in it) or investing in cameras so you can watch your house get destroyed, you could enclose him into a single "safe room" while he's small and you're gone. When mine was 8 weeks, I kept her in our enclosed shower or a VERY large great dane sized crate until I had her trained. Both options offered enough room for play and accidents didn't destroy any flooring. My first response to people wanting to control in house problems though is you need to invest time in your dog; training and exercise solve so many problems. Puppies are never too young to start especially with simple commands. Training and adequate exercise for his breed is almost a sure way to have a dog that does not destroy. It helps with bonding, it helps you keep the dog safe from harm, it helps the dog understand your expectations AND it helps to make sure all of your possessions stay intact. After the puppy stage, most dogs destroy due to boredom, exercise relieves that. Also just a tip many folks don't realize: don't use anything like socks or old shoes as tug a war toys, they don't relate between socks or old shoes that are allowed to be chewed and the new 100.00 shoes you may have just bought. It will all be fair game.