If you have ever owned, or know someone who has owned a new puppy you can relate to hair-pulling situations these young pups can put you in. They are a handful at first, but don't let that decide your decision about adding a new puppy to your family. A new dog to your home will be a great experience and provide you with years of enjoyment. Just please keep in mind you will need to establish yourself at the leader, and I wanna help you accomplish that. For other related dog training tips have a look at this dog obedience training blog.

Dog Barking
Barking is a natural tendency for a dog, so for the owner to want to stop barking all together would go against a dog natural tendencies. You want your dog to bark, but at the right times. Lets say that a delivery service drops off a package at your house, many dogs will hear this noise and it will trigger their barking response. Your dog behavior training methods should start now by walking to door where the package has been dropped off at tell your dog to "Sit", and let him understand you are now taking over the situation, and his job is done.
With excessive barking things can get a little trickier. Some dogs bark excessively because they are insecure and are seeking attention. If this is the case then you would want to look at how much attention you give your dog and focus more time on your dog behavior training. You may need to ask yourself is there anything you can do to give your dog more attention. Maybe a few more hours at playtime a day. If your dog is excessively barking you never want to shout at your dog until it stops. This method could bring you some short term quiet time, but it will only intensify your dog in the long run and continue this unwanted behavior.
Stop Dog Chewing
Chewing is another bad puppy behavior than cause dog owners lots of anguish and most times money. Puppies will chew on just about anything they can get their mouths around. Because of this, one good habit to get into is picking up after yourself and around the house. Your dog has no sense of value or importance so they will chew on important items such as furniture, tables, remote controls, and glasses. I even had a dog once that chew a giant hole in the carpet right in the middle of the room!
Dogs will chew for many reasons and it is your job as the owner to look for these reasons and figure out how your dog behavior training can fix them. Dogs will chew for many reasons such as boredom, teething, fear, for attention, and even separation anxiety.
There are a few tips to keep your dog from chewing around your home while you are away at work at out shopping. One effective method is buying a crate for your young puppy while you are out of the house. When you are out put a few of your dogs favorite toys in his crate with him so he can occupy himself. There are also a few toys you can buy that will allow you to put a treat on the inside of the toy and it will dog will have to work for it to get his reward. This little trick can help keep your dogs attention for quite some time, and above all, keep his attention away from chewing your stuff! If you just got a new puppy be sure to check out more of my dog behavior tips.