Thanks Dixieland Dancer (jeez I Hope I got that right),
That makes perfect sense. We got Duchess from the SPCA. She is about 1 1/2 years old and hadn't been spayed (of course she is now). She's had at least two owners before we got her (I have no plans of getting rid of her, it's just not an option) and perhaps much of her behavior is about being abandoned. Since day one she's latched onto me. The rest of the family is like gravy to her. In the beginning I think she merely tolerated the children, liked my hubby but adored me. Frankly I liked the attention. Now it's a nuisance. I trip over her while cleaning house. I gotta get her to move all the time to vacuum. She will lay right in the way in the kitchen.

I'll start today with having her be in another room while I'm cleaning. Or perhaps let her stay outside a while. She's actually quite pathetic. She's got the saddest puppydog eyes when she knows I'm not pleased with her behavior, then of course I cave-in. From now on I am a rock....ok a sand stone.

Cindy