From: FTLOSM@atmyplace.com   
      
   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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