do you tell your mom so she can "whoop" him back? and besides, we all know now that animals do not associate pain with whatever behavior we are punishing them for- He shouldn't be "whooping" them ever! (and I take that back- mom shouldn't do that either- 2 wrongs don't make a right!). He's capable of speech, our pets are not. When they do something wrong, we have to find out from the vet if there is something medically wrong (milo's diarreah is definatly a sign of bad cramps and icky stomach- could be worms) and if it's not medical, we have to change the way we do things to see if that's the problem- it's a loooooooooong process! (i am sure you know!) With people- counseling!