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A few questions - new puppy help...
My wife and I both grew up as kids with dogs, we
have been married almost 11 years now and decided it was time to get a dog again (we both missed our dogs from home). We got a 9 week old yorkie/poo mix and the vet says he's a great dog and is in good health etc. The issues I am asking about here are most likely very common - we have had him 2 weeks so far btw... I am just looking for ideas or books or websites to read about how to properly teach/train him vs him training me hehe. First off he chews on everything he isn't supposed to, I realize pups need to chew and I have gotten him lots of toys, bones, chewsticks, a small ball, even tied up a few of my socks into a knot ball (he does play with that) but in general he tends to just bypass the toys and goes for things like the couch corner or the phone cords or our french door sheers even goes as far as climbing up onto the chair and trying to get the cord from the ceiling fan (he acts like a cat at times)... When I catch him chewing on something I don't want him to (the phone cord for instance) I say NO BUDDY! as he is doing it it and immediately I bring him a chew stick and say in a nice voice "buddy, chew on this", using his name and giving him the bone or chew toy etc... I just want to train him properly as to what or how to know what is ok to chew, maybe too many toys has confused him and he thinks ok I can chew on everything? Secondly, he bites, not hard or to draw blood - maybe just chewing more? I think it is in more of a pup's playful manner he gets a little growl going and tries to play tug of war (but with my hand) and it hurts at times. He only gets this way maybe 2-3 times per day usually after a nap, and the other part of the day (majority) he's either a loving lap dog for hours that does nothing but lay there and roll on his back to be touched, or he falls asleep... I am a stay at home dad so I am here with him all day long, so I spend most of the day with him here at home but want to teach him it isn't ok to chew on people (guests etc). What I do when he does try to put my finger or hand into his mouth is I say NO BUDDY, and I put him down and don't pay attention to him for a few mins, he whines and eventually a few mins later I let him back up, he seems calm again but starts up the hands in mouth stuff so I repeat my action (NO BUDDY and put him down), sometimes I have also tried to go get him a toy to play with, but he doesn't seem to want the toy he wants back up on my lap. I would dismiss this as just chewing and puppy play but recently it has gone to him wanting to nip at our nose or ears, again once he gets them its not a mean growling teeth showing BITE, its almost as if he's just playing (but too rough), and I just don't want him to develop the thought pattern that its ok to play by biting me or anyone else in the face or hand area. Lastly we are trying (without success so far) to pad train him, he is tiny 2.5lbs and expected to be about 7lbs adult size, my wife wants him trained on pads inside vs outside, my dogs were big so I was just used to outdoor bathroom breaks, but she wants inside on pads, what we are doing now is we have his pad set out not near his food or bed but opposite corner of his little room just off our kitchen (sortof a breakfast nook), he looks at it sniffs it yet goes wherever he wants vs the pads... When we catch him sniffing or about to go on the carpet, we say no buddy, and take him to the pad and say go potty in a excited voice, we praise him bigtime if he goes on the pad, also after eating within 10 mins or so we know he's gonna go so we sit with him in that area by the pad and say GO POTTY and praise him if he does go on the pad, I was told DON'T do treats when he goes potty on the pads cuz it will just teach him to go squat for a treat, and I realize it will take some time for him to learn this pad thing, but just wondering what else I can do or what I might be doing wrong or missing? Thanks for all the help, it may sound like we are complaining, actually I am not - he's a great little dog and we have become very attached to him even within these first few weeks, I do realize he is a pup and will need plenty of time and training, that I have (time to train being home all day with him) I just wanna make sure we train him the RIGHT way, it frustrates me to see people smack a dog or push his face into his poop, I know that's not good, I just wanna know what else I can try or if I am on target so far with what we are currently doing/trying... Bill |
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