My dogs love it, usually, i think it is okay to hold their face towards you for the first few times so they know what they are passing up if they decide but thats only for the first few, after that, its their decision when they are my pets. I got a Yorkshire Terrier and a Dalmation, and when i get a camera im putting pics of em up here and you guys are gonna cry they are so kewl. Its gonna be sweet.