Well, these little babies do get under our skin & we often give sway to them in so many ways - ways we don't even know are sending subtle signals to them. Tibbe often wrests the so-called alpha dog or leadership role from me in things & I have to gently guide him back to the place where he's not running the show. I give over to him at times just because he is so dang cute and adorable or I'm not in the mood to make a point of correcting him all the time. But when he begins to exhibit some kind of undesired behavior because of that, I realize I probably gave way to him way too much for way too long & we kind of restart in going through basic Behavior Modification Techniques and he stops the inappropriate behavior. But I'm just not one of those who is a strict disciplinarian or expect perfect behavior 100% of the time - so we have some issues to work through from time to time. But I keep it short & a fun exercise for him & he goes right along. He's kind to me that way.
