Let the Manipulation Begin

So, I was in the process of putting up picture frames, and had a bunch on the floor while Eladia was crawling around. I took my breakfast and sat on the floor so I could watch Eladia and make sure she did not get hurt..... or into trouble.

Well, Eladia kept crawling over to one pictrue frame, pressing her hands on the glass, and trying to use it as a brace to help her stand. So, I pulled her away..... she went right back. I pulled her away again... she went back. This time, she put her hands on the frame only. I gave her proper praise (Yes. I was specific. I told her "good job" and followed it up with "for touching the frame and not touching the glass), but she pressed on the glass again. So, I pulled her away, she went back, pulled her away, she went back to the frame, pressed on the glass, I pulled her away. This went on until she eventually got bored, and decided to play with her pig....

.... or at least that is what she wanted me to think. The second she saw me turn to take a bite of my breakfast, Eladia dropped the pig and went right back to the forbidden picture frame.

I was hoping this part of her personality wouldn't emerge for a month or two.