I love my yorkie, Chaos, but he's driving me crazy.
1. He bites us constantly. Everytime people see him, they want to pet him and hug him, but now I have to warn people that he bites. And it's getting worse! My husband smacks his face, but I'm trying not to scold him and use capital punishment, but it's getting worse. Its' so hard to play with him or anything, because all he wants to do is bite - and it's beginning to hurt.
2. He won't potty quickly when we're outside. He wants to chase the birds, dig out trees, roll in the grass, etc. I praise him constantly when he goes potty, then end up moving away from him because he bites me while I'm praising him.
3. When he's in the house, he likes to go on the carpet. We have tile and wood in the living room, but no...he wants to go on the carpet.
4. When he's in the crate, he acts like he's in jail. He doesn't want to go in willingly and won't even come to us when we're near the crate. I've started feeding him in there, but I don't want him pooping and peeing in the crate.
5. Lastly, where do I put him for "time out" punishment if not in his crate?
I'm trying my best to be soft spoken and gentle with him. I've bought books, started going to classes, bought more toys (he has his own toy box now), take him on walks every night, act like a dog, I've even bought a DVD on puppy behavior!
HELP!!!