A word about box training for dogs. Since tiny dogs such as your little mixed-breed have trouble keeping warm in cold or rainy weather, box training is a great idea. But please don't keep your pup indoors! Proper socialization is the most important thing you can do to help him have a happy life. Assuming the vet gives you the O.K. regarding your pup's completing his vaccines, take your pup out often — at least two or three times every day. He is now within his "socialization window," when he learns all about what is normal and safe in the world. Make sure he has pleasant experiences with all kinds of people, sounds, sights, forms of transportation, you name it. Undersocialized puppies grow up to be afraid of the world and often to respond aggressively to it as they grow up. And although sometimes we can improve their behavior, we can never turn them into normal, confident, happy dogs. Don't let that happen to your puppy!

Finally, you ask how to teach your puppy not to bark. As a Chorkie is a mix of two breeds that do have a tendency to be quite vocal, you will likely have some work to do. Good socialization experiences will help your puppy respond more calmly to the world. And solid, reward-based manners training can help you teach him to look to you for cues on how to behave, including to stop barking on cue. 

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