I have really enjoyed this thread, and have been currently working on modifying Dreama's behavior. I did not give more detail in my first post as I feel capable of handling this, and merely wanted to monitor the thread and see how others are doing.
Dreama's nippy time has everything to do with my bed. If she is on the bed, and we approach the bed to sit down, she comes over and growls/barks and mouths our hand like she is protecting HER territory, and we can't have it. At bedtime for doggies, she has become aware of our cues as to when we are going to take her off our bed and put her in the crate for the night, and will try to hide under the covers and then nip at us when we try to pull her out. We are using "Be Nice" as our cue words, and she is understanding what that means. It's only taken a few days. My problem is trying to be consistent because Daddy is not as authoritarian as I am.
I would welcome any advice, because you never know! Someone MAY have a good idea that I am not already using.
