[AquaticPrism]

Hi, my name is Melissa and i'm a 16 year old girl with a new yorkie puppy.
Her name is Ruby, and shes currently 9 weeks old. I got her four days ago and must say, having a puppy is a lot of work.
I'll just put all my issues by category.

Housebreaking: She kinda knows how to use a pee pad, but uses it loosely. If we're not careful, she'll pee wherever she wants. I try to keep an eye on her, so that When i see her squatting i startle her and carry her quickly to the backyard. Unfortunately, all she does in the yard is run around and nibble on grass, rarely does she pee there.
I would use the crate method, but shes not exactly crate trained except to go in when shes sleepy to nap. Also, she gets lonely. Which brings me to my next issue.

Loneliness: She gets lonely and anxious very easily. If we block the area from the laundry to the kitchen, and leave her for just a few minutes, she'll start whimpering, which slowly turns into barking. This drives me crazy when i'm trying to do things, because if i let her walk around everywhere by herself, she might have an accident. It drives me even crazier when we're all trying to sleep. Although i'm sure she also misses her brother and sister in her old home when she sleeps. When she barks at night, do we ignore her all night, or go to her?

Training difficulties: Her attention span short, i have trouble trying to train her,and have to constantly be putting the treat near her nose. I don't know if it's because of her being so young that makes it hard to train her. I also don't know how many treats i'm allowed to give her, since i'm afraid she'll get an upset stomach. Currently i'm using small broken up pieces of Milk-Bone Marosnacks as a training treat, and Ol' Roy Munchy Bone as a chewing bone to keep her occupied when leaving her in the crate by herself for five minute intervals.

If there's anything else I forgot here then i'll edit my post. Also feel free to ask me any questions if you need extra info!