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Australian shepherd 9 weeks. Had 1 week

I recently got my Australian shepherd, Daisy. She’s so lovely but I feel way in over my head. I’d love any direction to resources anyone found great for chaos puppies 😂

Whenever I walk, she bites my slippers and tries to steal them off my feet. I’m following the method of yelping ouch and redirecting with a toy if I can get to one quick enough. Otherwise I keep walking yelling Pechan everytime she bites until I get to a toy. If she won’t take the toy or goes back to my slipper I typically give her 2-3 chances until I leave and close the door to another room for about 30-60 seconds and praise when she’s calm. (Sometimes she’s at the door waiting and I don’t realize). But she keeps doing it, it’s been about 3 days now. Am I doing something wrong or is it just a long process—which I’m okay with. The unknown is more of what’s getting me.

Also, I can’t play pen or crate her. As soon as i put her in and she has no escape, she starts running back and forth and starts whining. If I leave her eye line she immediately starts crying. I let this behavior continue for a few minutes(3-5) until I go back and take her out even when she’s crying. If she’s in the crate she’s scream crying and biting the grate(I’m scared she’ll hurt herself).

Any direction or guidance would be very much appreciated. I’m considering paying 1750 for a trainer because I don’t want her to be struggling with things as an adult. But that’s a lot of money for me right now after new puppy costs 😭what I’ve tried for the play pen is feeding her in there, leaving the door open and putting some toys in there but not all of them.

Here are some pics of my pup! Thank you hi

We brought our 12 week old Beauceron, Remy (short for Remornia, we’re nerds) home on Friday. She was understandably very nervous at first, but she’s really starting to come out of her shell. We wanted to give her at least a few days to just get to know us, start to learn leash walking, etc before introducing her to other people or new places. We did some “world watching” in our neighborhood today (sitting on a bench observing cars and birds) which was really nice to see her take in with more confidence!

A lot of things I’ve read and watched say to start socializing right away at this age, but usually they had the puppy from 8 weeks, so I feel a little behind the game. I don’t want to push her too fast. When did/would you recommend going to some new places as part of our daily routine? We start our puppy class in 2 weeks, but we’re very committed to doing this right!

Also some background- we’re obviously only on 2.5 days with her, but she’s great in her crate for nap time and nights (with a little reassurance), and is picking up leash walking like a little pro. She had a little loss of appetite Friday night/Saturday morning (was still eating, just not her whole portion) but has been much more voracious today and drinking well.

Hi all, first time dog owner here with a 10 week old cavapoo. My wife and I have had her for two weeks, and overall she's been a lovely puppy. One area of concern we had is the amount of time she's sleeping, and her difficulty settling and relaxing. I'll give some details on what we do below. It's a little lengthy so I appreciate anyone who taking the time to read it. I guess I'm hoping to learn what we can do better, or if some of it is simply normal puppy things that that will eventually sort itself out as they mature.

Sleep

She's sleeping 15-16 hours a day on average so far, compared to the 18-20 hours range we see online (not sure if cause for concern). 8PM – 6:30AM she is a great sleeper. During the day she wakes up for 40-60 min, then we put her in the crate, and she'll nap an average of 1 hour. We've tried leaving her in for longer, but she doesn't go back to sleep. She's most fussy between late afternoon to after dinner. She has a really hard time settling to sleep, so she can get overtired during this time. All her sleeping is in her crate.

Crate

Located in our bedroom walk-in closet. Dark, white noise machine, quiet fan in case she's hot. She has a chew toy, and a snuggle buddy (night only – during the day she just bites on buddy and it gets her aroused). We do live in a smaller apartment so she would hear sounds, but we try our best to be quiet while she's sleeping if we need to do anything. It's a larger crate we got for her to grow into, so we wrapped a towel around a box and snuggly fit it in the back. Her bedding is just a towel. If she's having a hard time sleeping, she'll dig and chew her towel, or try to get at the towel wrapped around the box. We don't like the towel chewing, but also unsure how to handle it. It seems like anything more interesting than a towel simply gets her excited and keeps her awake even longer. My assessment may be wrong here though, would love to hear more insight/tips on this one.

We've also tried leaving her kongs, but we find that she just gets really excited about the food and doesn't go to sleep. Any food item like lick mats, kongs, or bully sticks seems to keep her occupied, but doesn't help her relax.

Outside Crate

She is basically unable to really relax or sleep outside of her crate. We're trying the whole capturing calm routine when she's in her pen or tethered to us, but I think she's learning how to appear calm for treats. We try to give her a mix of activities – brain games, taking her out for short outings to socialize – early on we realized that we may doing too much and overstimulating her so we've pulled back and are working to find a better balance for her. Would love tips on the "wake" routine, I think this is where I'm most unsure of. Is this normal? Are we doing something wrong? Or is it just a matter of being persistent and trusting the process?

Food

We upped her intake of kibble a couple days ago. 130 grams excluding treats she gets during the day. Recommended range on the package is 100-150 grams. What do y'all think? Should it be higher? She's food motivated for sure, seems hungry all the time.

6mo pup is great indoors with people, but outside he’s having trouble.

When we’re in busy parks he does just fine. But when there’s just one or two people or one dog, he’s jumping all over the place bounding around. I don’t know if it’s excitement or fear, I guess probably both.

As a pup, we used to sit around and watch dogs and people at the park, and I’d reward him for choosing to look at me. But I worry that this was actually too much and overwhelmed him.

Will he grow out of it? Wtf do I do!?

I live with my grandparents because I have no mom and my dad has health issues.

My dad really wanted a puppy. It was his biggest wish in life and he’s been wanting it for so long, so I’ve been supporting him in his plans and doing a lot of research.

I’ve never wanted a pet. I’m autistic and while many other autistic people have them, I’m not able or willing to change my routine to that extent. Without my routine, I completely fall apart and cannot function.

A day before getting his puppy, my dad – who was pretty stable before – suddenly got diagnosed with a severe life threatening condition that needs instant surgery. That was 3 days ago. I asked if he still wanted to go forward with the puppy adoption and he was adamant even though I told him I couldn’t care for it, so he picked up the puppy.

I’m sorry to say this, but even though I did a ton of research, read so many books and bought all the puppy essentials, I underestimated how difficult it would be. I also wasn’t planning on being the puppy’s sole caretaker. My room isn’t able to be puppy-proofed and my grandparents are too old to help me in any way, so it’s been havoc 24/7.

The puppy (4-5 months) is a rescue (street dog found at a few weeks old without a mom) that’s never lived in a home before. I haven’t slept in 2 days because of constant biting and barking and I have to monitor the puppy at all times to keep it safe. I’ve tried a crate and a playpen and the puppy just barks loudly indefinitely as soon as it’s in, even if you’re in there too. All the tips from my puppy books barely work.

I really love this dog and it’s so adorable and it seems to be getting better/settling in more, but I’m completely falling apart. I’m taking care of the puppy, feeding it, taking it outside every 2 hours, playing and petting it – but I’m crying uncontrollably because I can’t even go get a glass of water or use the toilet without being followed and barked at.

My routine is completely out the window. I haven’t slept, havent eaten because I can’t leave the puppy alone for 2 minutes, and I’m severely dehydrated. I don’t know what to do anymore.

This is just a vent, I’m sorry. I’ll get through this somehow and the puppy will be there for my dad when he finally gets out of the hospital. I have to believe he’ll get better. Failing him in regards to his dog – which he refers to as his only joy in this time – its not an option for me. Please pray for my family.