Problems When Waking

Question
I will soon be adopting an 8 month old Papillon female named Tina that was purchased at a pet store by her original owners.  Tina's owners can no longer care for her.  Tina is crate trained and is currently enrolled in Basic Obedience at a local school.  Tina is doing well with her commands: sit, stand, down, stay etc. (still needs work on come) and will complete the course in 2 more weeks.  However, the problem with Tina is that when she is sleeping near someone and she is awakened, either by somebody touching her or she is nudged or she just wakes up on her own, she reacts by growling and biting whomever is near.  Tina is gentle most of the time, but she seems to have an attitude problem upon waking.  I've looked for solutions to this situation on the Internet, but I haven't come upon anybody experiencing this same problem.  

I also would like some suggestions about curtailing the chewing on furniture, since this is something that I am told that she does.

Do you have any suggestions for me?  
Thank you,
TJ


Answer
Hi TJ;
The attitude when waking is something I have never even heard of before.
I guess treat it like any other time she would nip or bite, Pick her up, look in her eyes and say "NO!DON'T BITE"Be relly stern with it.
It sounds like it has been allowed to go on too long.
What would you do if a child bit every time it woke? You would correct it sternly, and tell it that is not allowed.
If it continues, you would put it in time out each time it offended, until it learned some manners.
That is what I would do with a child, and that is the way I would treat an animal.
It has to learn that you are in charge, and you set down the rules, and it obeys.
You don't have to hit, you DO have to be stern.
Praise lavishly when she deos right, scold when she does wrong.
My little Lhasa is the only one I ever have to put in time out.He gets the attirude that he is supposed to boss two of the others. He has been in time out enough, that when he gets snappy wih them, I ask if he wants to go to time out. He straightens up and behaves.
The furniture chewing I can probably help more with.
She is 8 months old. She could be in her second teething stage.
I suggest getting her a Nyla bone. You can get them in different sizes for different sized dogs.They are hard enough to give her the chewing she needs to ease her gums,and she can't bite off pieces she might choke on.
You can put peanut butter or cheese inside them, and they will spend a long time getting it out. She should prefer that to furniture.
If she chews furniture, tell her "NO!" sharply and give her the Nyla bone. She will soon learn what is acceptible to chew and what is not.
Hope that helps some.
If you feel I can help in any way, feel free to write me.
Charlotte