Dog Health Questions: Dog Training Advice?

I have had quite a few dogs in the past, and have been able to train them pretty quickly and easily, but my new puppy doesn't seem to want to learn. She's very smart, and can already sit, lay down, and fetch, but she doesn't want to stop chewing, biting, or going on the floor. What is the best way to stop her from doing these things?
If you have any advice, please help. Or if you know of any good websites, that would help also. =]

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Ok to start you have to understand any puppy that is teething is naturally going to want to chew, such as a child. At the age of six months-the puppy will have their adult teeth thatm will need to be set in and they do that by chewing. (If they do not set their teeth in-it can cause early tooth loss and other dental problems). At two years old they should be out of them chewing stages. My vet told me to have plenty of toys for my English Bulldog. (He would even try chewing my walls). Dogs like different things to chew on and can easily get bored with the same toys. Make sure you have toys that are different textures. (Hard to Soft). Stay consistant and if she does chew on the wrong thing--show her the toys and distract her with them. I woudl tease my pup, until he absolutely had to have his toy. As far as potty-training goes--my vet told me to "Crate Train" and it works! Here is a link and their are many others--just use crate training as a keyword. http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~rc207100/info…

As far as biting goes that can mean anything depending on where she is biting. We have to consider that dogs do not speak english and they try to communicate with us in different ways. Such as Diesel, would bite our toes or hands when he wanted to be played with. I broke him out of that habit with consistently reinforcing him to give me the paw--instead of biting. (He would not bite hard, but still not acceptable). Try understanding what she is biting you for and finding another command (such as paw) to reward her with what she is wanting, such as playing or a good scratching of the back.

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• Get more chew toys for your pup,
  
  Training,go to Malteseluv.com its a maltese site but all the same rules for potty training are the same,
  This site the woman has done a great write up on potty training
  here is the site
  
  http://malteseluv.homestead.com/PuppyInf…


• Short but sweet answer. Lots of exercise and crate training!
  
  http://www.hsus.org/pets/pet_care/our_pe…
  
  A lot of people think its cruel for a dog to be in a crate but in nature when their leader isnt around they would naturally go to their den (hence a crate). Also when you leave a dog they feel responsible for your house, they get stressed running around all the time which leads to destructive chewing out of boredom. If you leave them in a crate when you leave they only feel responsible for that area and that is a lot easier on them :)
  You should also walk them for about an hr (depending on the breed) before you crate them!good luck!!
  
  I guess that wasnt so short!


• well i have a friend who has the same problem. Try getting him lots of chew toys and those pedigree denta bone.


• Ms Cream is absolutely correct. A puppy without a crate is a disaster in the making.
  You wouldn't let a toddler have access to dangers in the home, please don't let your puppy be exposed either.


• For starters, puppies have to go to the bathroom every hour. If you don't want your dog going on the floor, take it to an appropriate place to go hourly. It will learn thats where you want it to go.
  
  When you catch your dog chewing on something inappropriate, tell it no and then give it something it can chew on.
  
  As for the biting, I don't know if you meant yourself or objects in your house. If it is biting you, yelp loudly when it does so to let it know that it hurts/that you don't appreciate it. When puppies are young and bite one another, that's how they learn when playing goes too far.
  
  If it is biting objects, do the same as chewing. Tell it no and then give it something it can chew on. If you're afraid it'll tear something up, you can put something on it to make it taste bad, or possibly burn (rub hot peppers on the objects).


• Just like humans, dogs have their own personalities. So just like each child might learn in different ways, so do dogs.
  
  I found some good information at the website listed below.


• http://pc-safe.info/html/Home_Family/Dog…