@Vanessa626:
Here is an update on the little growler. Since the post I have tried a few different things and the best thing that seems to work is getting down and dirty 🙂 (figure of speech)
I have been mixing the food with my hands and hand feeding him. It has been working and after doing that for a few minutes I give him the bowl and sit next to him telling him that he is a good boy. So far so good. He is definitely trying to show that he is becoming a teenager but what he doesn't realize..I am more stubborn than him and wont give in 🙂 He is now sleeping on the floor. No more sleeping with us. I now make sure I am first to walk out any door and he must follow. These little things are helping. Thanks everyone for offering suggestions!!!
That is great…. and glad that Chance is getting the message... It has always amazed me how quickly they get these ideas into their heads...