yes you get a sense of what they are going to do,
i have a water spray which i use when they all start barking if someone comes to the door it seems to work i also click my fingers a lot and point must learn to growl
we have not had any from puppies so they have been housetrained
alfie the yorkie was a dirty boy you came down in the morning and their was loads of little offerings he would go for a walk and still do one when he got back, he know scratches to go out and its only occasionally he forgets his self
its only a occasional cushion or blanket that gets chewed now nothing like furniture or doorframes