I have the hardest time being firm with Wesley and Maddie. I know that I am a big part of why they are not trained as well as I would like them to be. I just can't seem to punish them when they do something wrong.
For example, when Wesley is doing something that he shouldn't be doing, like he grabbed somthing off of the coffee table that he isn't allowed to have, I will tell him "NO!" But whenever I speak to him in a firm voice he comes over and sits right next to me looking up with those big eyes. Then all he wants to do is set things right so he tries to lick my face. Or sometimes...this is the one that really kills me...he'll hold his paw up to try and shake because he knows that is something I like him to do. I always break down and end up cuddling him.
Does this happen to anyone else? Or am I the only one?
