housetraining & chew training

Question
Can you help me learn how to house train & chew train my 9 week old mini dachshund?  I'm so frustrated I'm in tears; I've followed all the advice I've seen on the subject but I'm going nowhere fast with my pup. I live in a condo so I've set up an area inside by the front door for her to do her business -she never goes over there by herself, I place her there after eating or drinking or when I see behavior that looks like she is about to 'go'. Despite my constant attention for clues she mostly goes anywhere but where she's supposed to and it's so fast i can't often catch her in time. The past few days she began chewing up my area rug and nipping at my feet & pants; I've used the coins in a bottle trick, said no, then walk away - she gets startled but returns to the behavior w/in minutes. I know it's up to me to train her but I'm so frustrated, please help.  Thank you

Answer
Since she is only 9 weeks, she has a lot to learn.  Give her chew toys when she starts to chew your rug and tell her NO.  You will have to be persistent.  Do NOT let her nip at your feet, pants, legs, hands and if anyone else is letting her - make them STOP!  This is such a bad habit to let her start.  If you have a crate, when she starts to do it, tell her bad and lightly tap her little butt and put her in a crate and do not talk to her.  You should do this even without a crate.  Give her a puppy time out.  We had a biter and she caught on very fast that it was a big no-no.  Stop her while she is young or you will have problems with her.  Puppies can have temper tantrums.  You can also try putting a light spray of hot sauce on the area if it will not stain your rug.  But the key is to let her know it is bad and give her a substitute to chew on.

As to the other issue, dachshunds are stubborn sometimes about housebreaking.  Take her out frequently and praise her when she goes.  You might also carry a treat so that she thinks going out is fun and rewarding.  Take her out after eating and drinking, every half hour to an hour, make sure you are using puppy pads in the house, not newspaper.  If you find she has gone where she is not supposed (not the puppy pads) pick her and show her the spot she went, tell her bad girl, and take her over the pads and put her on them.  If she is going, grab her and put her on the pads if you cannot get her outside.  She is too not understanding the potty thing yet so she is not going to tell you when she has to go.  Make it a big deal and give her lots of praise when she does it right.