Right now I live with a young dog who has an owner extremely susceptible to the "aww, that's so cute" syndrome...i.e. unwilling to punish, unwilling to let the dog know when it's being bad. The thing just has no clue how to behave and I don't think it really even cares if it's behaving or not.
My tip: be consistent and harsh with your punishment. If he's being bad, remove him from human company for 20 minutes or so no matter how much he whines about it. Don't relent because it's cute!
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