[TRESSA]

Hi all. I am new to the site and so thankful, please help. My yorkie, Tressa is 5 months old and she is a nipper, and I have curbed it alot by always having chew sticks, giving them to her instead of my hands, and giving a time out here and there. The main issue is that when we are walking, she eats anything and everything off the sidewalk. I live in New York, so you can imagine what's out there on the streets. When I go to take whatever it is out of her mouth, she bites me, and yesterday she made my thumb bleed and it is now infected. When this occurs she is growling at me with ferocity and is Very Nasty. The only way I can even control her wiggling is by holding the skin at the back of her neck. She is 7 pounds. It seems to be getting worse with the summer heat, and all the smells out there. At the time of correction, I tell her "NO" and take whatever it is out of her mouth. She is So Ticked off by this, truly. And she Does not pay any attention to what I say at all, and she goes and does it again 2 minutes later. We were outside and She picked up at least 10 things in 5 minutes! After the episod is over and I tell her not to do it again, she will not look at me in the eyes and has an expression on her face of "I don't care", I've Won.......She has plenty of food at all times and is not hungry. If I give her a time out after we get home, I think it may confuse her. I am out of ideas and I definetley do not want another bummed finger or my puppy hurt by what she thinks is playing? Please help! Thank you , Sou & Tressa