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Why does this thread look so familiar. Last year we had the same exact post, word for word in the opening thread."poping the dog while baby sitting for the g/f" so lets start anew. The dog gets on the table, he wouldn't if YOU slide the chairs UNDER the table. I had a yorkie that did the very same thing, I TRAINED MYSELF to slide the chairs under the table, eliminate temptation. Dog gets scared of you and runs for protection under the bed, bites you when you try to get him out from under the bed, sure he's gonna bite you, you already beat him up, you think he's gonna come out to you to get another beating? I think not, he is a wee little thing next to you, his defense is to protect himself from DANGER, and you are the DANGER. Licking the blanket, wow, really serious, enough to beat this little dog.... Dog runs under a car, why is this dog off the leash, especially when you know you have NO CONTROL over him, he does not always listen to you. You and the G/F have to tell him no several times before he does listen, that is because he was NOT TRAINED correctly to start off with, NOT the dogs fault, fault of the owner. So lets start with proper training of this dog. As a member suggested use the command word of "leave it". Start off with putting the dog is a sit and stay position, have 2 treats one in one hand the other treat in your other hand, put one treat on the floor about 8 inches from where he is sitting give command word of "stay" (and I hope he knows that command) then say "leave it" now he's gonna be anxious and he's gonna want that treat, keep him in the sit and stay position for only one minute, if he stays and does not go for the treat, pick up THAT treat and give him the 2nd one you have in your other had, repeat this one or 2 more times for NO MORE then 5 minutes. Do this several times through out the day. Short 5 minutes training. This poor dog was never trained properly, so he gets beaten for not listening, how can he obey when he doesn't know the words you are using. Teach sit, stay, down, leave it, get it. If you or your G/F do not know how to train invest a few bucks and take dog for obedience training. This training is for US the owners, teaches us the proper way to train your dog, it gives us the tools to use at home to train our pups. And let me repeat what others have already written, NEVER, EVER, pop, smack, slap, hit or beat a dog, this instills FEAR, not obedience. I am biting my tongue here and will leave with the training I have offered you. I pray to god you and your the G/F will take all the help, advise, suggestions, the HELP you have come here and asked for.