[carolynnl4]

They stop whining if they realize it's not going to get them what they want.

It sounds like his crate is too big if he can roll around in it.

Why would you get rid of him? It's your responsibility to train him, and it sounds like thus far, you haven't really thought of yourself as a leader. Your dog is manipulating the heck out of you to get you to do what he wants. Don't yield to the cuteness!

So what if he wants to play in class? Mine did too. Lunged, yelped, cried, whimpered... First I distracted her with commands, then commands followed by a treat, then knock it off, then a correction. With all those options, SOMETHING is going to work. And then, of course, there's always private training.