I think you have to be the pack leader..too much will confuse the dog..
If you turn your back and ignore the pup and it nips, then pick them up and put them in another room, alone..laundry room, office, anywhere where its safe and there is basically nothing to do. Wait until the dog is quiet for 15 minutes and let them out. If it goes right for your heels do it again. and again, and again. eventually the connection will be made that if I nip im going to be alone..when the dog doesnt nip at your feet make sure you happy and praising. If in the excitement the dog nips again, say a firm No and put the dog back in the confined room. Its alot of work but it will pay off. (it will also give you nipfree moments of time)although you may have to listen to whinning and barking...

I have tried don't think about it and she seem to stop and kind of walk away from me and goes to something else. thats what she did a few mins ago when she try it.

With Fancy she would like to be outside walking or riding in the car more then anything else. I know she can be werid at time. if she don't have to do work then she wont do it. But it is hard to find someone in this small of a town to train her. all we can find are petsmart and petco. when I did look online for others it said places where never around here or places I am not to sure where they are at. and if I did look it up on the mapquest to see how far they was from me it would say 8hrs and something or longer. I knew that was out and I tryed putting my town or few town near me to see what it would come up and it came up the same way. So I am not to sure if I am put it in wrong or the shear thing is reading it wrong or something.

She got to be a very slow leaner. there are somethings she will do every now and then like sit and stay but sometime not for that long either. I did do this when she tried to go after my feet today I did tell her don't think about it and she seem to stop and she start to try again I said it again and she stop and started to go other way. so that is something that we might have to use on her and see how long that stay with her. what do u think about that. it's something different to try on her since the others things not working right off hand. and I have did the samp if thats how it's spelled my finger together and she seem to work some but I am not to sure how long that will last with her. but do u think that she could be getting bored with the training and would like something new to do the doing the training that she learned in class. so what do u think of that.

do u think if I used hand sign would that would better u think with Fancy then me telling her what to do on somethings. Or should it be little bit of both. I just thought of it and thought I would ask and see what u all have to say about that one.

With training a dog, it is best to be alone with them when working. Have juicy treats in a bag at your waist and speak in an upbeat voice and lead the dog into the behavior you want, then mark that behavior with a "yes" and give a treat, praise her as she eats it. When praising, use a high-pitched voice to praise and caress her body. Eventually as she is doing the trick more and more from the leading into the behavior, add the command word you want to use as she starts to do it. As soon as she has done it, such as lie down, treat and praise her. Just keep repeating those steps over several times per session - I would say for her no more than 5 or 6 and stop. Kiss, love her and walk away.

As far as stopping behavior, it is your attitude of authority and the decision with which you speak, you eyes, your face and your body attitude that matters to a dog. That and follow-through. A dog knows when you mean to stop them and will usually back off from what they are doing from the messages you are sending them with your look, body attitude, low voice and your eyes. They know when you mean business. If they do not "read" you well or they sense insecurity in you, you must
then step in and physically stop the behavior with the words "uh oh" or "no". As long as they keep trying it, you physically stop the behavior each time. Eventually the dog will learn you are bigger and won't let them do it.

When they catch themselves and don't do the behavior and you see them catch themselves give the dog a treat and praise. Do not get angry during the time you are interfering or stopping bad behavior - just matter-of-factly say "oh oh", stop and block. Once you yell at some dogs, you'll likely lose its trust and they stop trusting you and don't care to do what you say. It takes months to get that trust back again - if ever.

If you have no authority or follow-through with your dog - or feel insecure when directing them what to do, they will ignore you and start to romp, mouth you and try to distract you with charm or bowling you over with play activity. Stop that behavior immediately with an "uh oh" as you physically stop them, backing them off and keep stopping it until the dog gives up and walks off. Don't stop until after your dog walks off.

Mind, without authority and the intent to follow-through, your dog will read your weakness or insecurity and keep on acting up and your dog won't learn from you
using the methods people have given you here and in the older threads. If that happens again, don't beat yourself up. Your dog is just sensing that you don't have the skills or mindset to actually stick with it and he'll keep on having his way. That is when you need a professional and with enough word of mouth and calling around to different facilities and dog breeders/show handlers, you will likely find a trainer, perhaps even a retired one, who lives near enough to you and will come and teach you.

Don't lose heart and expect to find what you need in a day and give up! Keep working at it - it can take weeks or months perhaps. But just because you couldn't find something quickly now or your last search, don't give up! You need to start calling and asking about trainers with the skills and history you need. Keep calling dog people all over and network. Work until you find one.

If you give up and or live in an area that does totally lack good trainers - pretty rare - and do not find a good, skilled trainer to work with you in the home and the dog keeps misbehaving and nipping and the nipping escalates to biting, you will have to consider a rehome if you have children or older people around or you fear getting bitten yourself. Or,if she turns into a biter, you have no people who need protection from biting and decide to keep her, be sure to crate her or put her in another room when strangers are visiting and muzzle her when you take her for walks or to the vet. A biter can lash out at unexpected times so beware. I am not saying she will escalate into a biter, just telling you she could if you can't control her and what to think about should that happen. Here's hoping you can find that trainer!

that might be it we not alone a lot of the time when I want to do some of this with her. and she was never alone in class either we had other dogs in class will in the first one and we did have one in other class last year. but for some reason that one stop showing up. but could come at other time. but there was other people walking around the store and sometime she wanted to play with them. but when we do go over to petsmart lot of the time she want to go back to the class area and go in and see the teacher too. but she not there lot of the time when I do take her in.

but tonight I did use the samping my finger at her and showing her where I wanted her at and calling her and she finle came. but she only really did it onces. but she kind of tried other time but she just turned around and walked away from me. but ur right it could be the way I do my body. and I have yelled some at her so that might have done something. but sometime she can get scared really easy too.

I know I should find a triner to come to the house and keep looking. but that one going to be hard to find since I haven't find one and it don't look like I am going to either. I know it's a very small town and it's harder to find something like that. but my aunt let her go after her fingers but she just graps if thats how u spell it at them but never really bit or maybe nip at them like she going to do it but really don't. I think she want the finger to suck on them like a baby bottle or the other thing baby suck on. I seen her grap at mine before but never did anything but suck or lick them.

I know she could bit someone one of this days. but so far she don't go after anyone but me my parents or my aunt. she will jump at my niece when she does come by. but my niece did learn this she told her don't think about it and she just stop what she was going to do. she did look at her like what just happen and then she went on like she was trying to find something else to do but not to sure what to do after that. thats what she does sometime when I tell her don't think about it or about that. but that is the only thing that does work for the feet a lot more often then what was learned in class. and sometime the samping of the finger seem to work some too. and I didn't learn either one of them in class that I can remember either. so I am not to sure where I picked that up at. maybe I just did it to see what she would do.

She does sit a lot easier for all of us. the laying down is little harder some time but she will do it. so she can learn but she just seem like she want to do it her own way not our way don't u think. maybe she just want to take her time at it and get us all worked up over it when she not learning it. I am not to sure. but it just seem there should be a reason for it. but I haven't giving up and I don't think I ever will till she get a lot better then what she is now. but I do know is that she wont go out the door with out the leash on. if she does she come right back in she did that onces when my aunt came in she was I can't spell the word she is but she was very happy to see her she was jumping up and even on her. but she does do that when she see people that she like. but she don't do it to much when we are in petsmart but she is happen to see people in there but there are some workers she like to jump up on and she know in some way it's oh ok. but she will sit down and wait for them to pet them more often then not. I am not to sure if it has to do with the store.

we did have a guy to come over to take a look at the dish boxes and jump up at him one time. but she never would really get around him to much. he didn't mind her coming around him. and he trired to get her to play with him but she wouldn't do it. she just acted so shy around him. but that never happen. she did that with someone else I think. but we think she smelled the guy yorkie and it was a boy and I don't think she like that smell. but she did let him pet her at one point. I did pick her up and he did pet her that way too. she seemed fine. that is something I different I did see out of her. but I do know there are frew people in the family she really don't like and she will break at them at time or growl. but she don't do it ever time with my spet uncle. but she does it more often then not. and she will do it to my dad sister husband. one on my mom side and one on my dad side.

but she will break around the house and sometime nothing is even there. but I know she might ear something outside think she might see something. but we are not worried about this. we think she letting people know this is her house and don't come any closer or just to lest us know that someone is going by when she get to look out the front door. she does it when she the kids out playing and I think she letting use know they are out there and take me out so I can play with them. I know she love kids. she know that they will pet her and she really love that. but when we do have her out in the car and she sitting out in the car with my mom or aunt she don't break at anyone that go by or even the dog that in the car next to her. only if the dog scare her with there breaking but that might happen one time I think. and it really didn't last that long either. so she know when to keep her family safe from other people don't u think so.

Excellent advise.... !!

The easies way to train a pup is to first be sure that they know their name and the command COME.

Simple Commands "Name, Sit, Stay and Come"

One of the easiest ways to train a pup is to first start teaching them their name. You can do this by useing the Simple Commands. Once they have learned their name training becomes so much easier. At the same time you are teaching them to come, sit, stay as well as other commands. This is also the best time to start getting them to the next step in teaching them about going "outside" to go potty and not on the floor in your home.

Here is what you will need:

* Two or more family members
* Harness with ring in the front or quick release collar
* Lease
* Favorite toy or tiny treats (Cheerio's)

If possible clip the leash on the front of the harness at the chest. Each of you sit on opposite side of the room about 4 to 6 feet apart from one another. Get the pups favorite toy and take turns caller their "NAME" and the "COME" command as you gently tug the leash pulling the pup toward you. The one with the leash in hand than gives the toy as a reward and tons of praise. If using a toy than pass the toy to the person while holding the pup. Than toss the leash to the opposite person to do the same taking turns. Practice this for five to ten minutes a day for the best results. You can than add more commands such as (sit, stay, or leave it) if a toy is not getting her attention than try using tiny treats, like Cheerio's.

she knwo her name but at time we not to sure if she just don't want to pay much to her own name. that is something that we never thought about doing all 3 of us at one time working with her.

I can understand that, mine tend to come to me when called over anyone else in the house since Im with them 24/7 and I have raised and trained all of them.

Your pup may baneful from some leash/umbilical cord training also. It will give you more control over her where abouts and working with her commands.

when we was in class it was more leash then anything else. I should have done more of that type then anything else. but at time she seem to go to my dad more then anyone else. but then again she goes to guys more it seem like. sometime she goes to mom more then me. but I am her mom and I am the one she don't really seem to want to listen to that much even at all if she can help it. so I am not to sure on what I am doing that is so wrong.

I know that I have yelled at her some and spanked her too. so has my parents spanked her too. but I am the one that let her sleep in my bed with me since she was big even to do where I would roll over on her. so u can see where I am not to sure what happen if its the way I am doing her or the way my body is or what. sometime I think she hate me but I know she don't it just feel that way. I guess it's because she don't listen to me like she does other people in this house. and that can get to me sometime. just have to keep on working with her. try doing it by myself with no one around and see if that don't work with the lash. but lot of the time when she does see the leash she think it's time to go bye bye a car ride or for a walk so I am not to sure if that would work that good as it did in class over a petsmart. but I think she was just showing off for the teacher and the others that was in class when they was there. but we do need something to work. either way we are not giving her up for nothing even if we can't get her to do what we would like her to do.

Doubtful that she hates you, but if you are spanking her bottom and being too harsh with her it can seem as if your being mean and I can understand why she would shy away from you or not want to listen to you. If you are yelling at her more often than praising her she will tend to not want to be around the person who is doing the yelling and spanking. It is always best to use your "words" "commands" rather than putting your hands on them in a threatening manner. If you do it too often I wouldn't be surprised if she starts biting.

Try some of the things that we suggested and see how things go. You have to be consistent in your training methods and work with her every day. Even if its only 15 -20 mins. If you work with her daily, reward the good behavior and treat her with Cheerios and tons of praise she will want to come to you more often. She will look forward to your training sessions she will learn that, good behavior mean treats and praise instead of yelling and spanking.

Good LUck, let us know how things go! :)

we don't do the spanking that often either I do it more when she goes after my feet. but I been doing is saying don't think about and lot of the time she will stop with it. but ever now and then she wont listen to it. I know I need to do it everyday if I can that just might what going to happen. but one big thing is u can't keep her into what u want her to do. if she get bored with she will just lay down and go to sleep or walk away if she can or go to someone else in the room if there is anyone else around. but lot of the time its my dad she wants more then anything else. we call her man crazy something like that. I know she don't really hate me but at time it just feel like that when she just don't want to come to me.

I know that she can learn she just don't want to do it or keep it up either. she will sit more easier then anything else just take her a little bit to do it. and when I samp my fingers and point where I want her at sometime she does come not to often. she did come last night when I did that. but she only did that onces. but I do it on my bed where she at at night she does the samping of my finger and she will come. I just don't get her sometime. she will growln at me when she don't want me to touch her if she licking on her paws. but sometime u can't tell for sure if she licking on her paws or on the bed and we just don't want her to lick on the bed. I just hope something work with her sooner or then later. at lest show some change in her.

We use an empty soda can filled with a few pennies. When teddy goes for our feet, we shake the can to distract him. Then we make him sit. Once seated toy or treat to let him know we won't reward unless he is sitting and focusing on us.

that is something to think about trying. but we did try the water bottle on her butt. but it seemed to work for a while and then it just stop working like lot of other things. when she got use to it she didn't let it get to her any more.

will I thought that I would update u all on how things going with Fancy. she been listening a little bit more this past few days. but she still trying to go after my feet and that part she not listening on. but coming sitting laying down she doing better but not great yet. but if u guys still have anything else that might work just let me know and thanks for the help u all have giving me so far.

Have you tried the shaker can for when she goes after your feet ?

If not it may be worth a try. You can find instructions on how to make one on my site.

Keep working with her, its only been a few days. It will take time !
Any progress it Good progress....

I think this might actually do the trick. I think it is the way to go!!

haha. What you are describing is a normal dog and not a slow-learner. When the trainer knows how to get and keep a dog's interest time after time and day after day and trains with love and authority, dogs pay attention and contribute, become eager to work. Again, hon, the problem is not your dog. Recognizing that and working hard to find someone to train you how to work with and interest her is what you really need. :)