am i spoiling my puppy and how do i not

Question
i am concerned i am spoiling my Chihuahua he constantly wants to be with me if he is seperated by me and a door or a gate he cries and barks untill i get him and when he sleeps he wants me to hold him he is only 7 weeks old so im not sure if he is getting spoiled or if its just baby like in nature

Answer
They do like a lot of attention at that age.  I do hope he stayed with his litter until he was at least 6 weeks old.  He may accept separation better if you give him a crate to stay in.  It is only natural that a puppy resists its crate at first. What the puppy wants more than anything else is to be others, you, anyone else in the household, and any other pets. In our modern society, even if we are home, other things distract us from the attention an uncrated puppy must have. The only real solution is to crate the dog when you aren't around. The dog may be happier in its den than loose in the house. It relaxes, it feels safe in its den. It rests, the body slows down reducing the need for water and relieving its self. Dogs that have been crated all along do very well. Many of them will rest in their crates even when the door is open. I think the plastic ones give the dog more of a safe, enclosed den feeling. Metal ones can be put in a corner or covered with something the dog can't pull in and chew. Select a crate just big enough for the full grown dog to stretch out in.

Leave it some toys. Perhaps a Kong filled with peanut butter. Don't leave anything in the crate the dog might chew up. It will do fine without even any bedding. You will come home to a safe dog and a house you can enjoy.