First of all, she's not a baby, she's a dog. A puppy, I grant you, but you must start as you mean to go on.
Yes, your husband is right. You must exercise patience, perseverance and calm consistency.
Remember there are two kinds of training.
Obedience training, and behavioural training.
The two compliment one another, but they are quite different.
The sit, stay, down, come, heel is all obedience taining.
The staying in her crate, toilet training and position in the pack, is all behavioural training.
Get a Cesar Millan book or tape.
That will tell you all you need to know.
I highly recommend this.
Or borrow them from your library....
I could tell you, but I'm a professional dog behaviourist.
My advice and assistance costs money, and I'm not into doing this for free. I'm in the UK, you see.....
Good luck!
Last edited by Alexandra; 06/18/08 06:37 PM.