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Originally Posted by Charlies Mamma  And now........ the rest of the story...
Charlie may be a bit on the spoiled side  ..................
He uhhhh gets to do what he wants when he wants as much as he wants not matter what he wants (sheeeeew) oh yeah and those favorite treats you spoke of.... well lets just say, he gets them by the handful 
Soooooooo maybe my question should be is Charlie to SPOILED to be trained 
Dont get me wrong he is a very good baby, he pottys outside and lets me know when he needs to go out, he doesnt tear or chew things up..well (except tissue, but uhhhh i give it to him to shred I think its cute it sticks to his face) anyway anyway hes not a biter he is not a yappy barky dog he is soooooo lovable, and sooooooooo loved.
I just would like him to have some basic commands and know them but Im afraid I am to weak to do it on my own which is why I was thinking a training class.
Ok................... Im ready............ let it rip 
oh yeah and the praise praise praise, I got that covered!!!!!!!!
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Oh... ok I see how this could be a problem! Firstly, Charlie can most definitely be trained. Second, YOU need to be strict with YOURSELF. I know, we ALL know it's hard, almost impossible to say no to those big brown eyes. But if you want an obedient well trained dog, you will have to learn when to say no to him.
Now, if you do decide to pay for classes, keep in mind that no matter how good he does in class with the trainer, if you don't keep it up yourself at home, along with whoever else lives in your home, or who Charlie encounters daily, his paid training will do him no good.
You say you are too weak to train him yourself, do you mean like you don't feel comfortable getting down on the floor on your knees and stuff? I feel a lot of training you need to get down on the floor with them. Or putting them up on the bed or a big sofa seems to help sometimes too.
Well, I think start cutting back on the treats. Make him sit before you put his food down. Make him sit or wait before you open the door for him to go outside. Always go through doorways first and he follows. You have to be very repeatative all the time, everyday.
If he dosn't know sit yet, put him up on the bed or chair, and get a [SMALL!] piece of treat and put it in front of his face. Slowly pull it up from his nose up over the top of his head. If you do it close enough to his face and slowly enough, he will automatically go into a sit. Treat pieces should be no bigger than a pencil eraser.
You can do it!
