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House training usually involves using a crate/pen and taking the puppy out every hour, on the hour, to use the restroom. If they void outside, lots of praise. If they void inside, do not scold, just take the puppy out to finish and praise if s/he voids outside.
Raw diets are almost always best, but difficult to maintain. You also need to make sure you are getting near-exact ratios of the different nutrients needed. The high quality foods, Blue Buff and Eagle Pac, are excellent, and are an easy way to insure good nutrition without having to devote so much time to it. It's also easier as the hard kibbles keep the dog's teeth cleaner; on a raw diet you'll have to start brushing early and often.
Do a search for Leerburg kennels on google. The guy's a prolific writer and sells a lot of videos on dog training. I'm in the process of training a German Shepherd to be a Search and Rescue pup using clicker training; however, instead of a clicker I'm using a high-pitch vocal command, but with the same techniques. It's extremely effective. If you want to research it look up clicker or marker training.
Remember, for the first few months especially, avoid punishment and just reward and bond with your dog. This will go a long way towards easier training in the future. Once the dog is older, punishment becomes necessary, but learn how to do it properly.
Good luck!
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