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Originally Posted by Ken_AC4RD 
By the way, don't get me wrong--she's still my darling little sweetheart and last night she sat in my lap so I could cuddle her. It appears to be only when I'm in that low place that I'm the Hamburglar or Godzilla or something that needs to be attacked. :-/
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LOL, that you'll forever love her is a given. Because you adore her, you want to teach her what your boundaries are, learn those of hers we can accept, just as we do with everyone we love at the beginning of a new relationship.
Calm, temporary, appropriate discipline of a dog's misbehavior isn't meant as punishment but as a measure of our love and devotion, used as a teaching tool to show our adored little one that we disagree w/inappropriate behavior they've just demonstrated. Likewise, when our little darling just behaved in a way we like, we happily show them we approve w/loving praise/treats, again, as a teaching tool of our love. Soon, our baby learns what is expected from us, respects the boundaries we've established, loves that we allow her appropriate boundaries we respect, and they work hard to keep us pleased with and proud of them.