Please tell me my puppy will turn into a dog...

It does get better and I think you are already off to a great start!  We have a 15 month old Yorkie and though she is still a puppy she has gotten much better.  This breed is notorious for having potty training issues.  We keep potty pads out for ours and sometimes she uses it and sometimes she does not.  (Still goes on the linoleum in the kitchen thankfully and not the carpet.). We named our pup Ivy initially, but that did not fit her and a few days later she became Piper.  Piper was kept blocked in the kitchen for the first year.  She was bad about chewing things up and eating things she shouldn't and she is much better about that.  She will still try to steal your napkin and run off to chew it up but at least she stopped chewing up the baseboards.  We have not done any formal training with her and I know that would have helped tremendously, will probably do that soon.

Oh my, she's one cute little pup penny just look at that little face   

Bailey, the poodle, was so bad when he was little. Oh the things he wold chew and he would nip or rip my son's pyjamas or hump things. He outgrew all of that and became the best dog ever. We would tire him out by letting him loose at a dog park. He would run so hard I thought his legs would break. The breeder didn't think that was a good idea to run so hard. Yeah, standard poodle puppy, 5 months old? Lots of energy to burn.

I took him to the park one day and he wouldn't get back in the car. I caught him by chance by the fur. Oh he was bad. Then he came home and passed out. My mom said to me "WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE DOG???" he was sound asleep on the floor. I told her calmly that he ran himself out at the park and needed a rest. (I was still mad at him for not coming when called).

He grew up to be the most wonderful dog. He was an amazing friend, family member, kisser when he felt like it, snuggles and just an awesome pet!

Oh yes totally NORMAL!! and DANG she's CUTE! It makes me miss my shih tzu's. Althought the little dogs were harder potty training wise. We now have an 80lbs puppy lab/akita mix, named Pia . And Duke he's all Lab but isn't quite out of puppy stage even at five. So they are good mix. We got Duke at 2 and he was already trained to go out. So it was easier as Pia learned that from him. She did and does almost EVERYTHING he does. Except she goes in the pool on her own and did from day one. Duke only stays on the steps.
The crate training is awesome. But every dog is different. Duke loved his kennel while Pia destroyed hers! But if I put her behind a gate she was fine so it just depends on what works. For the biting a squirt bottle works too or a kong. Kongs are your friends. They make good toys for chewers. Pia was a a chewer at first.Now I don't worry about it. I can leave them both out. We just close the doors. Your little one is small but they have small ones too. You can put all kinds of things in them. So if they bite or you want to keep them busy you can put stuff in the kong. It really helped Pia with her anxiety. Training treats are the trick! There's all different kinds now. Same thing over and over again.
I also have a harness leash. She didn't like the long leashes but the harness works as you can attatch the leash to it and they aren't getting tangled in it.
It does take a lot of work. PIa has way more energy than I can keep up with some days. I'm am really glad she likes the pool since it wears her out. And she'll swim almost no matter what the weather. Ohh and Pia sleeps upside down like that! That picture made me laugh!


I hope you enjoy her! So cute! Oh we almost named Pia Penny. I really wanted Penny. We're big bang Theory fans! But Dh wanted something Swedish as his family is Swedish. So we compromised and got Pia. But he has a cousin in Sweden that's Pia. lol so i have to make sure I don't tag her if I post something about Pia on Facebook!

Don't you have collies?  I imagined they were very much like shelties.  My sheltie took a while to potty train, but after that, she was darn near perfect.  I am pretty sure she even rolls her eyes with me when my boys do stupid things.  She was a saint when we brought home the corgi pup.  

She is adorable!!!

at 8 weeks I was sure we should rehome our older dog. He's now the best thing that has happened to us as a couple next to getting married. They get better I promise. I think it takes about (brace yourself) 2 years for them to become a really good dog.

This is going to be the smartest thing you've ever done. Promise.

Awww adorable puppy! Stick it out, dogs feel so much more comfortable when they know their role, don't shy away from being the leader they need. That puppy phase can be soooooo frustrating, but stick it out and you will all be rewarded

Yes, I have two rough collies (one like Lassie; one blue Merle). We used to have a Sheltie too but rough collies are a lot larger, and I love their personalities more then our Sheltie. I also think our collies are much smarter than our Sheltie was. Shelties are gorgeous but love my big boys better.

I have a maltizhu- Maltese and shihtzhu. He's the best dog I have ever had, and I've had a lifetime of dogs. He's ten now.

When he was little, he ran and ran and ran. He tore up carpet outside doors. He ate shoes. He stole everyone's things and hid them under the bed. It's a puppy stage but they do outgrow it. I was very consistent with rules and gave him lots of opportunity to run and play.

Love the pics. Your baby is soooo cute!  Meant to add that the Yorkers are very clever and they love challenges. My uncle had two, and he would set up challenges for them like wrapping a toy in a towel and then in a blanket, and his dogs would unroll each layer to find it.