My wife and I have been together 15 years. I also have an adult son just got out of college. We bought a new home about 10 years ago and shes been real anal about it ever since. We have two dogs. Maxx, Long Hair Chihuahua who is 6 and fredo a mixed cocker mutt is 12. Both treated as full fledge member of the family. Fredo is passive and never barks. Maxx is a like manic. Lovable pita and a great watch dog. I'm getting to the mainpart here slowly.

Now house cleaning has always beenan issue. I want to set aside time to do it, she does it on spur of the moment. Go out to dinner, come home and savor the moment-no, clean the house. Go out of townfor the day, come home and relax. no! So when ever she does this, I just goabout my business and she canhave a good time. She won't cave and neither will I. Oh I clean but on myterms. Been this way15 years and pi$$'s her off continuously.

So one day she was at it again. I came into the kitchen, got a coke from the frige and sat at the table. Cant eat or drink anywhere but in that area. She had also just finished cleaning the kitchen and hour earlier. So I am sitting at the table drinking my coke. She loses her mind and is now standing onthe opposite side reading me the riot act . You you you! you dont do this and you dont do that! Fingers is just pointing away at me. Now "Fredo" the dog (which is her favorite of the two), is on the other side of the kitchen. As she is yelling at me I start a slow smile on my face turiing into a big one to a point of laughing. Now she's realllllllllly mad. You think this is funny and her face is red and steaming. I said no I don't . Whats so dam funny.?

I told her to turn around and their is Fredo dragging his itchy ***** across her clean floor!

How old are your children? Kids don't know how to give animals their space. They tend to want to play with them in the same manner as playing with their friends.