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I have a 4 month old puppy. I’m unsure of what schedule we should have. I usually work Friday-Tuesday. He goes to puppy daycare Friday’s and Tuesday’s and goes over to my parents’ home the other three days since they have a yard he can run around in and have fun rather than staying in my apartment by himself. On the days I work I usually take him out for maybe 10-15 min to potty outside around 7:15 AM and then I take him to either daycare or my parents’ house. After work I try to walk him for about 30 min or play outside chasing each other for 30 min. It’s usually 6 or 7 at that time. Around 6:30 ish or 7 ish we head home and he either naps or watches me make dinner until around 9pm. At 9 pm I kinda throw his kibble around the apartment so he can sniff it out for some stimulation and around 10 we potty and go to sleep. On my days off I do the same except take him out for a walk every two hours and put his food in a ball that he can rolls around and dispense food at 1pm. I’ve tried playing with him with his toys but he seems to get uninterested after 5-10min. He’s not destructive at all but I still feel like I’m not doing enough to stimulate him so any advice would be appreciated! I have been wanting to take him out on hikes and parks and will do now that he’s fully vaccinated. Also any training that I should do would be appreciated. He knows sit, down, paw, come and we’re working on bed just because I have no idea what else to teach him.

9 week old Labradoodle Terrier mix. He's a beautiful little guy and I love bonding with him. But I never get to because of his behavior, and well…

It's only been 2 weeks and I already feel like I'd be better off letting someone qualified take the puppy instead.

All he does is bite. And it makes me mad. Like really mad. I want to bond with him, but it seems like all I do is let him out of the crate, correct him for two hours as he proceeds to tear up everything in sight (namely my hands and feet) and then I get frustrated and put him back in. It's turning into a cycle that's becoming self-destructive for both me and him. He just can't calm down. And I know it's because he's a puppy, but I feel like the life I've been building for myself in is steadily coming unglued.

He's supposed to be a member of my family, not something that makes the empty coldness of solitude that came before him seem like a peaceful alternative.

I know he doesn't hate me for it. Whenever he's launching himself at my face and hands his little tail is just wagging away. But he just won't correct. At all. No "Ah!" or "Yip!" or "No!" gets him to stop. High pitched yelping doesn't help either.

I thought we were making headway with the cage, because it was the only place he'd calm down and rest. Now he's decided to redouble his efforts and be twice as obstinate, bitey, and destructive outside the cage.

I don't get it. We play. We explore the yard. We walk. I talk to him. But the moment it's nap time, the snarling, biting, and barking begins.

I've always been good with dogs. Even strays. I want to love this little bugger, but… damn.

I'm such a fraud.

I’m worried about this now since they have some of the signs like always staying together and on walks they can be more fearful/aggresive(just growing but they never bite) and they aren’t really separated that much, they share a kennel. How bad is this and what should I do?

I’m trying to get a general idea but how much time I should make for getting a new puppy. Right now I work around 46 hours but most of the main part of my days are free (i work overnights and early mornings). Do you think that’s enough time to give a puppy the time it needs?