Jessie and Simon - advice needed

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Jessie is such a smart little girl, she knows how to sit, shake, lie down really well and is learning to scratch at the back door to go out and/or ring a jingle bell hanging from the door knob if we don't hear her. She knows "leave it" for things like electric cords.

We are working on stay out of the cat box - can't say we've mastered that job, yet.

What I am asking for advice on is how to keep her from constantly hanging on to and bugging Simon. She doesn't listen well when they are playing. He makes it worse, he loves to play with her, so after we get her to "break" he takes a toy to her to play.

How do I discourage her from the constant play when we ask, but still encourage them to have play time? I just want her to "break" when we ask, but not stop them from ever playing.

Looking forward to advice from smarter folks than me.

Diane