Help training my puppy?

Even little dogs can go to obedience school. I'm in the same boat as you - I have had dogs all my life and recently rescued a lab mix who is totally different from any other dog I have had. She is super hyper and incredibly energetic. Long walks, lots of playing fetch and trips to the dog park help a lot. We've been to obedience school, and that made a HUGE difference and we're set up to go back again for some more advanced instruction.

This dog may just need more exercise than the others you have had.

Positive reinforcement works well, lots of treats and praise when he goes outside.

Consider obedience school, you'll both learn lots and it's fun!

Okay, so house training... this is how you do it..

I'm not gonna tell you to use puppy pads, because he's to old for that, at his age, you're basically teaching him that if theres some white looking sheet on the ground he can go in the house.. so try this..

Get him a crate.

First thing in the morning, you put his leash on, grab a couple of treats and take him out to where you want him to "go".. then you point at the ground and say something like "potty" or "get busy". this may take some time, but dogs do have to go in the morning, so he will eventually go. when he does praise and give treat.

Then he has his breakfast, two hours later after he ate repeat the process.

Every 3 - 4 hours, take him out and do the same thing through out the day. Remember at night NOT to give him too much water, so he doesn't pee in his crate.

Make sure his crate is only big enough from him to lay down, so he doesn't get tempted to go in there, and be sure he won't, no dog likes sitting in their business.

As for his energy, he's gonna need a lot of exercise, two walks a day, at least an hour or half an hour.

Too keep your puppy busy, get him a kong, it's a dog chew toy that you stuff with treats, dogs LOVE 'EM and they keep em busy for hours, you can get him a couple of those, stuff them and leave them out for him to chew on and keep himself busy with. Here's a link on their site. http://www.kongcompany.com/ , you can find these at Petsmart or almost any pet store.

To teach him how to walk properly on leash, get him a harness, either one that goes around his snout, or around his chest and back, it really helps to control dogs and teach them to walk properly on leash.

If he pulls or tugs, shorten the leash and make him walk right next to you, when he does it right, praise and give him a treat.

Good luck!

I understand where you are comimg from some dogs take a little more training than others, my dog was one of those and professional training can be expensive. I found this program on the internet and it worked for me on my dog mybe it will help you.

You need to contact a positive reinforcement trainer and get into an obedience class. YA is not the place to learn about training dogs.