Q

From Barbara

I have a yorkie pup almost 4 months old. He tears up everything, barks and bites a lot, and chases my 3 yr old. How can I calm him down?  Also, what is the way to groom him a certain look? His hair is oily is that right? 

A

Hi Barbara!  Sounds like your new puppy is keeping you busy.

The short answer is that your puppy has a lot of excess energy and drive and until he matures a bit, you may need to provide him with an outlet.  I highly recommend 'busy' toys such as feeding cubes and balls in which you place your dog's regular meals and he has to work at getting the food out by rolling or nosing the cube/ball around.  If you feed your puppy 3 times a day this way, it can really get those chewing/biting tendencies out.  Also, my favorite