[MyFairLacy]

Is this the 8 week old puppy you were looking at? At 8 weeks old they basically have no bladder control and won't until closer to 12 weeks so when he feels the urge to go, he'll go. There's not much you can do other than try to supervise him and when he looks like he needs to go, put him on the spot where you want him to potty. I don't like newspapers as they don't absorb well. Potty pads would be better. I prefer training them to go outside though rather than somewhere in the house, but a lot of people on here do pad-train. Some puppies will play a lot with toys and some won't. Right now your pup is just trying to adjust to its new environment so it will probably take several days for him to get adjusted. Also, puppies play and bite a lot at 8 weeks...usually from 8-12 wees the mom and siblings teach the puppy bite inhibition which is one reason its important to keep them with their mom until about 12 weeks. Also, your puppy isn't going to automatically know what the word "no" means. You have to use a stern voice when you say it and eventually your puppy will learn what it means. I wouldn't discipline much at first though because you want your puppy to get used to you and not be afraid of you. I doubt you'll be able to train much at all until after 12 weeks.