Has anyone ever "nagged" successfully?

My wife has numerous times. She starts of slowly and if I don't relent then she turns up the heat so I have painfully realized it's better for me to give in quickly than to be mentally tortured and then give in or worse, she does what ever it is herself and I either have to redo it or hear about it forever.

I still fight to the end re keeping more pets but I'm not good at that approach either as we have 8 cats, one rabbit and a big puppy/dog. We are in the midst of her forcing another dog on me right now. In 3 months time she has managed to "legally" take a puppy away from it's owner by soliciting the efforts of our Vet, our local police and the SPCA; obtained free surgery and care form our local vet (FMV $3000+) and has placed him "temporarily" in our home until she finds a suitable owner. IMO only the Pope would qualify as suitable but I'm still resisting with all my frail determination.

If any of you visit us and have pets please have pictures available showing totally healthy and happy animals and notarized endorsements from friends and neighbors.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.