i have tried that & it has'nt worked, maybe i'm not forceful enough. thats why i'm asking for help, i know i'm the one thats went wrong somewere but i'm a new dog owner & i'm finding it really hard.
can you recommened any other sites with help & advice i want to try & make this work.

thank you

Have you been to training classes?

no. i'm on a very low income so i'm doing the best i can with what i have, i know it's not a good reason,

Hi Christine as Labradork says teaching your puppy to leave it and drop it may help.

Here is how to teach the leave as described by our own 'Shadowboxer' an award winning trainer..

If your dog has already picked something up you need to get the dog to 'drop it'.
Here is a good video showing how to do this. (You can of course also use clicker training to teach both things ).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItvPnaYUZeo

There are no quick fixes, training a dog takes time and patience but if you are consistent you will get there in the end

warm up hot dogs (Dogs LOVE hotdogs) and put something on the ground, if he approaches, say LEAVE IT, if he does, give him a small peice of hot dog, if he doesn't take the item from him and say NO, in a firm voice, do not yell or thats the only way the dog will listen. Try this with many things, when he ignores the item completely and goes for a toy, give him lots of praise and another peice of hot dog. Since he wont react well to toys as you say, then treat training would be best. eventually you can wean him away from the treats and give him praise training, but slowly. Warm hot dogs are really fragrant, so you need to keep them in a plastic bag that seals when your not giving him one. Try this before you do ANYTHING rash.

Most attempts to train a dog not to do something when you aren't around fail.