[Sweetlips6]

Originally Posted by Ashley V

When Chip was a puppy, I would roll him on his back and force him to submit. Now if he gets in trouble, he crawls on the floor towards us, with his ears pinned back. Smokey will turn his head away from us or roll over on his back without any prompting. My dogs are also two years old. I'm not sure how old your dog is, but if she's still a puppy, give her more of a chance. She's little and she's still learning. You wouldn't expect a toddler to immediately know how to share their toys, right? Same scenario. I do know what it's like when they seem to "sass" you. Smokey sometimes gets into these barking fits and when I tell him to "Quiet" he'll pause, look square in my eyes, and bark once more. I tell him quiet again, and he'll repeat. Finally, I'll go to get up to hold his mouth shut, force submission... something, and he'll sprint off in the other direction. I can't help but laugh sometimes cause he just wants to play and wants attention, but sometimes it just isn't the right time and they do need to learn to listen.

Thanks for giving me an age/timeline. Bonnie is 6 mo. I guess she is in the toddler/tantrum stage, and just wants to see what she can get away with. LOL =Very good advice thanks