Swanky's an 11-week-old italian greyhound who seeks attention constantly by jumping, playbiting, scratching the litter box, humping, crying, barking, dive-bombing shoelaces, and whimpering. I'm sure there are more methods but that'll do for now. He is completely litterbox trained (!) and came about a week ago by plane from a breeder. He always wants to be held, and is violently opposed to being left alone. The neighbors (apartment building) have heard him cry like someone was pulling his legs off, just because his owner went out to the post office for a hot second. This problem has the potential for some extreme hair-pulling, bad-mouthing rumbles between Swanky and his downstairs, across the way, upstairs and diagonal neighbors.

Swanky's owner, who has alot of time to dedicate to him, wants him to be a "best friend" kind of dog who can behave like the nicest boy in town. She wants him to be able to jump up on people and furniture only when he's invited, and to never play around with another human by using his teeth on their flesh or clothing.