Oh my! The puppy months are very challenging. My Gracie was a hand full for the full first 12 months of her life! They are just babies you know. Just like you baby proof a home when your kids are crawling you have to also puppy proof the areas where your puppy will be. The first year is all about exploring and tasting everything.
When your puppy is not in the pen, or where ever you confine him, keeping him on a leash with it attached to you is a very good idea. That way you know when he has to potty and can get him there in time and you can keep him from destroying things.
You got him at a very young age. The first 3 months of a puppy's life is really the infant stage. You basically have to be a mom to the helpless little thing. Right now you have a toddler that needs to taste everything as that is how they learn what things are. Of course it is very dangerous and so it's up to you again to protect him from himself.
There are articles on YT about bite inhibition. Puppies that leave their mom and litter mates early tend to have more of a problem with the biting issue. You might want to do a search for those threads as there was some very good advice.
Just make a plan for yourself and the other members of you family about how you are going to face the coming months. It does take a lot of time and dedication to train a puppy to be a good family member. There is no quick fix. You just have to keep at it with consistency, and lots of love and encouragement. |