Did you read books or watch training 101 type videos and do a good amount of research prior to getting the puppy?
If not, start now!

16 weeks is young and that poor dog has had way to many changes and your expectations are so high. He’s bound to fail.

It sounds like you all just went out and got a puppy because it seemed like a fun idea and then expected him to be a TV commercial dog with a few paid training sessions.

Getting a trainer is great but does not take away your obligations for consistent, patient training. Call a family meeting and get everyone on board with one training style that is consistent and predictable. Ditch the e-collar. He’s too young for that right now and it’s probably causing his behavior to be worse.

If this is not what you expect to do, then please get him back to the breeder or rescue as soon as possible. He’s still young and can be rehomed more easily and before more behavior issues crop up.

Which trainer did you use OP? To be frank, you sound very unknowledgeable about puppy behavior. Our rescue puppy wasn’t fully house trained for a full year! It’s not easy I agree but your expectations are totally unrealistic.

Get back with your trainer. Use a crate. Positive rewards. Patience!!!!!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:16 weeks is very young. At 8 months he may still have these behaviors or they may get worse. Puppies are hard.

Second the first comment: 16 weeks is so young! That's around the age when many people first take the puppy home. Sounds like your puppy may have been separated from his family too young. Maybe that's a factor here, maybe not.

I understand how discouraged you feel right now, but PP who went through something similar gave you good insights and advice. You can definitely turn this around.

At 16 weeks he's a baby. All babies are hard, human or dog. I've had only two puppies in my life, but both were like this at this tiny stage. You have to be committed to loving them and protecting them from themselves at this stage. It's WORK.

He's still a baby. Next time get a full grown dog if you don't want to deal with the puppy stage. And yes, I'm judging a person who sent a baby off to boarding school and didn't understand it's too much to ask a baby to behave like a full grown ass adult dog. I'm also judging the trainers who didn't explain it to you.