Aieee! I see how this is absolutely necessary, but it goes against all of my instincts. I'm barely able to walk by him without bending down to hug him, or grabbing one of his soft, warm ears...

I've been making him work for everything since yesterday. He either acts frustrated, like he thinks I should be handing him these things freely, or he looks at me like I'm a tyrant. Sometimes I wonder if he's doing it ONLY because he realizes that if he goes through the motions he'll get his food, etc., but that he doesn't truly believe that I'm dominant. Maybe over time he'll begin to see me that way.

I didn't drag him off the bed because to be quite honest, I'm a bit afraid of his big mouth and teeth. Maybe he can sense that.