Discipline

Azuki is an unruly pup. Matt likes to point out that it's mostly my fault, since I spoil that little bugger and do not discipline her enough. I'd like to point out that it is perhaps 80% my fault but the other 20% lays squarely with the man himself, since he likes to talk tough but still spoils Azuki all the same. He is just not home as often to spoil her!

In any case, here is an example of her unruliness:

1. First Azuki jumps onto Matt and attacks him with her tongue when he is trying to read:


2. Then she wiggles around and tries to find a comfortable position:
3. Finally finds a somewhat acceptable cuddling position and poses for the camera:




There are a few rules that we are consistently with, however. For example, we make Azuki wait a few seconds, or a few minutes, until she is allowed to eat her food or a treat. Azuki always responds to such discipline by obeying quietly and pathetically, giving us the most pitiful and guilt-inducing face that one can possibly conjure up:

This is her doing her "I'm-so-hungry-please-let-me-eat-my-dinner" expression:



This is her "How-can-you-stand-it-to-let-me-wait-when-I-am-this-cute" face:


I am sure if Azuki didn't have THAT FACE, she wouldn't be able to get away with half as much. But the fact is, she does have a very innocent-looking face, and it seems as though she knows very well how to WORK IT.

Isn't she a little manipulative little lady??