my wife and i have an 8 week old male yorkshire terrier...and im self-employed as a web developer, so i spend a majority of my day with him. This is my first puppy, and i havent really been around dogs much, so im at a loss on a few issues....
1) He likes to bite my hands, feet, whatever....whats the best way to punish this and let him know that this isnt acceptable?
2) he pees...like everywhere....we tryed dog litter, but that wasnt too successful..and now we have the training pads...which he goes on like 1 out of every 15 times
3) when we put him in his kennel, he will yelp and cry like crazy...will this pass?
4) would it be bad of me to put him in his kennel while i try to work, and let him out for like an hour at noon...and then like at 5 or 6 when my wife gets home?
He hasnt gotten neutered yet....but when we do neuter him...will that calm down some of his craziness? i dunno...he's just been a handfull...and its getting progressively more frustrating
thanks for any help
kasey
1) He likes to bite my hands, feet, whatever....whats the best way to punish this and let him know that this isnt acceptable?
2) he pees...like everywhere....we tryed dog litter, but that wasnt too successful..and now we have the training pads...which he goes on like 1 out of every 15 times
3) when we put him in his kennel, he will yelp and cry like crazy...will this pass?
4) would it be bad of me to put him in his kennel while i try to work, and let him out for like an hour at noon...and then like at 5 or 6 when my wife gets home?
He hasnt gotten neutered yet....but when we do neuter him...will that calm down some of his craziness? i dunno...he's just been a handfull...and its getting progressively more frustrating
thanks for any help
kasey