hello:
my partner and my self bought two puppys about 3 weeks ago they are cross staff+colie they are lovely and playful, my dog is called "patches" and my partners is called "lui"
Lui is as good as gold but my patches is trouble, when we arrived at my home for the first time patches was so good he went toilet where he was ment to and lui didn't but then two days later they both changed lui was the good one and patches refused to go toilet in the rite place. Patches still hasn't changed, we use the puppy training mats in the house and he refuses to use them he also snaps at my face and my children faces when he gets exited, he used the mat a coupple of times and he got lots of praices and a few treats for his good behaviour but that didn't do much. i give patches lots of attention and love as i wanted a puppy for a long time but i really don't know what to do?. I take patches out to my conservatory when he's naughty and tell him that hes a naughty boy when he doesn't use his mat for about an hour he cryes for the whole hour (brakes my heart) then i let him in and then we start again.
HELP!! I don't know where i'm going wrong??or what to do??

Where your going wrong is not realising he is a baby.  tiem out for an hour won't mean a thing to him, as beyond a few seconds to minutes he won't understand or rember what it was about.

As for housetraining you will get much better results taking him outside.  The puppy mats are only a stop gap measure anyway best used for emergencues, travelling etc.  You should TAKE him outside and use a word to tel him to go, and then praise when he does.  Do this solidly every hour while he is awake after meals and on waking or after any excitement.

Pups only way of palying is with their teeth, and if you allow them to get over excited they will play rough.  You need to keep him calm(hard with the two breeds involved), and redirect his play to ssomething more appropriate, like a tug toy. 

He needs trainign as he knows about as little about right and wrong and what is expected of him a s a human baby.  the only way he will learn what you want is if you show him, or wait for the behaviour you want and praise lavishly. 

In general avoid or ignore bad behaviour.  Actually there is no bad or good, it is acceptable or unacceptable, but all the behaviours he displays are natural, and so he needs to learn which behavuours will get him rewards, so that he repeats them, and whih are unrewarding so not worth doing.

The biggest reward for a pup/dog or child is attention, andy attention.  the reason many dogs/children act up is it gets them attention, as sadly we rarely give them as much when they are being good :D

Are the two pups in the same household?  If so it is going to make life 4 times as hard as with one pup.  I suggest a search on two pups on the board as this has been covered numerous times.  Even the most expereinced dog owners woudl rarely choose to keep two pups of the same/similar age.

Your pup sounds perfectly normal, so no need to worry on that score. Patches has no idea yet what you expect him to do, and he doesn't speak English, so the concept of 'naughty' means nothing to him. Two puppies at the same time (I'm assuming they're living in the same household - forgive me if I'm wrong) is extremely hard work as you'll have to spend a lot of time with them individually so that they bond with you rather than each other. Basically you need to concentrate purely on your pup all the time he's awake - for the next few weeks he'll be your full-time job!

Your best bet is to get a copy of 'The Perfect Puppy' by Gwen Bailey - it's full of useful information about puppy rearing.

I agree with Jeangenie. Put all your time & effort into him now & you will soon reap the benefit (& so will he).
Regards

I agree with everything said, esp. about the puppy pads. I feel they simply confuse the issue really - although they seem like such a good idea.

Lindsay
x

thank you everybody for the advice you all have given me (much needed) i will put your advice to the test from tomorow.And i hope that everything turns out fine.the pups will also have some profetional training as soon as pos when the vaccinations are taken care of.
thank you all again .

Professional training is not generally necessary for puppies - however it is generally very necessary for new owners so they learn about their puppies and how to train them :D

i had the same trouble with my staffie kahn he is 11 months, but i used to take him t the loo after meals and before bed.. he hasnt done it in the house for a long time now..
also for patches behaviour try e-bay for dog clickers i got 2 for kahn and they work a treat. he can still be naughty as all staffys do (its natural) they are very mischevious but keep trying.