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Ok, to start if you can"t afford a training book ( like 20$) then chances are you can not afford a dog. You shuold seriosly consider whether or not you're capable of caring for this dog. She needs her supplies, food, training treats, preventatives like heartworm and fleas, shots, yearly health check, emergancy vet fund, etc. It may not be what you want to hear but it is not right to keep an animal you can not care for.
If you can care for her then you need to work on training ASAP. I will list some basics but it will be best if you go to the library and check out some books and videos. I would also save up for a training course many pet stores and shelter have 6-8 week courses for 100-200$. For someone inexperianced with training these are a great start.
For responding to her name: (make sure she doesn't have hearing issues) if she hears well then start by siting with her, and while shes looking at you say her name then feed a treat. Do this a few times. Next sit with her, wait for her to turn away then say her name and when she looks give her a treat. Repeat a few times, do this a few days, then start doing it standing near her. When she's got that down put her on a leash and do it from a distance, say her name when she looks say good girl then say come and gently pull the lead in while praising as she comes. Treat her and praise her when she is in front of you.
Get a crate for chewing issues. When not supervised ( not home or sleeping) she should be in a crate( do not over use the crate though). When you are home always supervise her even if that means making sure she is always in the room you are in atall times until she is trained. make sure she has plenty of things that she is allowed to chew and shred. Everytime she looks like she is about to put her mouth on something she can not chew, make a sharp noise, or say a sharp no. When she looks at you and ingnores the item immediatly treat her, and give her something she is allowed to chew. When she is chewing good things give her praise and a treat. Don't only treat her when she switches to her good item but randomly treat her when ever you see her chewing good things. The key to teaching her not to chew is to catch her before she gets an item, give a sound aversion, then an alternative, then reward chewing things that are hers. In the beggining remove as much as possible of the things she can not chew to set her up for success. As she gets it start leaving out more temptations and teach her those are forbiden too so that when all trainig is done you don't have to worry about something accidently being left out. Alternate what she is allowed to chew to keep her intrest and prevent boredem. Give her new toys regularly and use different textures and sizes.
To teach drop it when she has something make a sharp noise watch and as she lets it go say drop it and give a treat. As she gets better start saying drop it with out noise aversion and reward all drops immediatly. Another tactic is to hold something she'll want like a toy or treat, say drop it and at the same time show her the item you have, when she drops hers to get the new one, say drop it again at the exact time she is releaseing and give her the toy or treat as a reward. This will take a few times for her to associate the words drop it with meaning she needs to let go of the item. Once she figures that out, work on leave it, meaning she doesn't just drop it, but then she totally ignores it. This can be done by not treating immediatly but waiting one second. Once she's got that wait 2 then 3 etc. Never attempt to pull an item from her, she will view it as a game like you've already found out. Instead use the bait and switch as described above.
Hope these get you started. Make sure she gets enough exercise as well, tired dogs act out less and train more easily.
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- You cannot afford a training book? You can go to the library and borrow one.
You can google obedience commands. - She sounds like a perfectly normal dog, who hasn't been trained yet. A live-and-in-person trainer would be your best bet, but you can try learning some things on your own, in the meantime.
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http://www.clickersolutions.com/articles… - LEAVE HER ALONE AND LET HER PLAY/SHE IS STILL A BABY/give her time to grow up a little/or she may be like mine/buttheaded/mine is 7 years old and still does as she pleases/will not do noting except what she wants too!!!!!!!!
- Have you gotten her vet checked for hearing?
Have you tried to train her over a few days, using positive reinforcement, and short time intervals?
If not many pet stores offer basic training courses, such as petsmart and petcetera. Usually, you'll find these courses are about training the person and not the dog, but it will at the very least help you understand what your dog understands! - Since you do own a puppy, it is GUARANTEED that she will chew on things when she is bored. Play with her lots and let her meet other dogs her size till you find one she likes to run around with, fight with and other things like that. And when she does start chewing you have to distract her. Distract her away by making a LOUD noise of some sort then scold her. Another thing to do is buy her a rawhide bone or two, so that way she can teeth on something else, cause I assume that is what she is doing is teething. Also buy her toys. And when she does want to play tug ignore her for a while until she drops it. When she does drop it reward her. To train her to come to her name, say her name, then reward. Then start doing that from farther distances as she gets used to it. Hope this helped.
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