hiya, me and my husband have said we wont let him return to his old habits, (otherwise we have just wasted a small fortune). things like being allowed to sleep upstairs is going to stop. Its not really my 18 month old who is the problem, its slightly older kids. I have a 3 year old nephew who is quite lively and oliver thinks he is great fun but doesnt know when to stop. We then put him out of the room, but he will bark, most of the time he will calm down and just go and lie down but the times he doesnt is what we want to correct. Oliver is not a greedy dog, we wont allow to greed at meal times and if he tries to, he moves when told. Our main problems have been taking him for walks as he is easily distracted and i can not manage him and a buggy by myself so we have asked the trainers to work on this, and by all accounts is doing well. i think for us it was a case of last resort and i love the dog that much i would rather try anything and everything than get rid of him. I think one of the main things is he was a rescue dog and he is now 8,(we have had him 7 years) probably not the best combination!!