thankyou, she is improving alot and is now just getting up once or twice which is fine, i have tried leaving her as i dont want her to think that whining and crying will get her way but i do have a 3 yr old and a hard working fella to consider... and yes she absolutely does have us wrapped around her paws lol! she is no longer in a crate and is now confined to the kitchen instead as this is the room she likes the most... obvious reasons i suspect!