Tug--Grrr--Tug--Grr

The pup, Henry,  plays tug-a-war with Greg - his human father figure.  There is lot of tug, tug, grrr, grrr, tug going on!  When Greg releases, Henry looks up startled and drops the toy. Henry seems to think that Greg will learn eventually, but it is like potty training, just when the learner seems to get it, the lesson falls apart. 

Marilyn and Kathy visited today.  Marilyn is Henry's favorite.  He can barely contain his excitement when he hears her voice.  He races around the backyard and plunges into his water tub up to his tummy - out again and races around and back to plunge once more. He never does that when we are on our own. He races, but does not plunge. 

What is it that dogs identify in a voice?  Henry only sees Marilyn once a week.  He is too rambunctious for her to pick up - Marilyn is in her 80s and she brings out crazy puppy love in Henry.  Next week I must get a shot of them together.  

Ideas on fumigating the pup would be nice.  What I have read says a bath once a month is about all dog skin will tolerate.  He does smell like a dog, in not a nice way.  Does a change in diet make a change in dog smell?  Smelly or not, he is adorable.  It would just be nice to have the two match in a positive way.  

Suggestions?

Holding My Breath!

Good puppy.  Henry has nearly trained his human. We made it a full Saturday off-leash indoors without making a potty error! Are we good or what?

Another first, Henry jumped up on his favorite spot on my recliner without his step.  Again, Henry the wonder dog.

We practiced our "focus" and "sit" homework from puppy class on our walks today.  He is sitting longer - but is so proud of himself he practically vibrates with delight.  Hilarious.

Aargh!

Oh Henry!  Potty training.  So, right after my last posting, just one minute on leash but not attached to his human - on the way to the backyard  ...   and a sudden puddle.

The Fussy Eater

Have you read Mrs. Pigglewiggle?  I am having a "Mrs. Pigglewiggle" moment with Henry.

He is a very fussy eater.  He likes to spread his intake out over the whole day and night. One kibble at a time.  I believe he does consume the correct amount - about one and one-fourth cups of Royal Canin Mini Puppy Kibble a day.  He is healthy and perky with that, but spreading out the feeding does not help with the potty training.

To work on the potty training I've done two things:
First:  I've cut feedings down to three times a day and I am adding just less than a teaspoon of yogurt to each feeding. He gobbles the half cup down in seconds.  I take him for his walks fifteen minutes after meals and he usually tends to do his business in the yard as soon as we get back home.
Second: When we are indoors, which is most of the time, I am keeping him either on leash with me (usually by my chair or in the chair) or in his indoor fence with his toys and crate.

We have pretty much eliminated the indoor "accidents" - we will see how that lasts when I eventually take him off leash and have an open fence policy.

My question is this:  is a tablespoon of yogurt a day a problem?  I understand it is on the list of human foods that are okay in moderation, but is that amount okay in an 11# puppy?