Hello ladies. Your both doing really well. It is hard not to give in to them so don't beat yourself up over it. As long as you remain consistent 90% of the time then you'll see a progressive improvement.
Yes I am a Dog behaviourist and rehabilitation specialist. I specialise in dog aggression which I find is almost always liked to miscommunication between human and dog. Leading to the balance of the pack being shoved out of keel.
I'm a firm believer that dogs come into our lives for a reason, and that reason is usually to show us our weaknesses and allow us to learn from them. I firmly believe that dogs mirror humans and if we look closley we can not only learn how to build an amazing relationship with our dogs but also enrich our human lives with strength and determination.
Go me and my new age speach!
I do have dogs, A Boerboel called Bruce and a "mute" called Louis. both are second hand dogs. Bruce ended up back at his breeders because his owners were emigratting. Louis came from the dogs home and was almost ferral. I don't like the term rescue, I feel it has a pity emotion attached. To enter into ownership of a dog feeling pity shows the dog weakness and the relationship is started on the wrong foot.
My dogs aren't pertect...YET!
Buce had very bad dog aggression when I got him five months ago and louis well what can i say is a mirror image of my son... " mental" He has energy that never runs out but given his start and the fact that he's at that awkward under one stage he's a good dog. I see him as a teenager, not sure of his path so trying every route possible. I always say it takes two years of hard work to get a good dog!!!

Bruce came to me a lovely dog but never the less a dominant natured one. I gave him an inch and he took a mile,, yes I should have known better because I did!
His dog aggression got worse so enough being enough through research I put into place the pack restructuring plan. It was hard and I detoured from time to time, through my own weakness. Eventually I demoted him and he's great. His bed is in the Kitchen as is louis. They can get on on the sofa and even the bed. However they only can do this when invited and because of the difference in behaviour I keep it to a minimun. They just except it and they don't mind know infact it's almost like Bruce breathed a huge si at jhaving the alphs role taken of his shoulders. They are more eager to please and generally well behaved. I have introduced this program to my clients and the rehabilitation time has halved. I nkow if you stick to this program the same will happen for you and your dogs.