gosh your puppy sounds just like mine! except that we finally got to the point where he goes outside to pee right away. i think he is finally starting to understanding the crate training schedule and once we notice his cues (sniffing, walking in circles) we take him outside and he immediately pees. we have been working on this since he was 7 weeks and he is 17 weeks old now and we are so proud!!
i'm glad you brought up the biting b/c my puppy is such a biter. my husband will slap him (and it really upsets me) but after one or two spankings he does not bite my husband at all and is soo good for him and he bites me! it is so frustrating. i've tried all methods (yelping, placing my hand firmly around his mouth, etc.), i finally just give him a chew toy whenever he starts biting and am hoping he will grow out of this biting for too long.
as far as the whining, elvis does that too! he was so good about being in his crate and just started up with the whining again, so hopefully we can get some good tips on how to prevent the whininig/barking! take care and good luck! |