Hi everyone. I think I’m dealing with pretty serious puppy blues right now and I could really use some reassurance or advice from people who’ve been through this. I just get so frustrated and I’m so scared im going to express this by yelling too much/loud or something. I’d never ever hurt her, don’t get me wrong, but the frustration is just too much right now.
We’ve had our puppy for 2,5 weeks now. She’s about 10.5 weeks old and a mix (Aussie, Bernese, Golden). Some things are actually going really well, she sleeps through the night in her crate downstairs with no whining or accidents and we can already leave her alone in the crate for a bit, which I know is amazing for her age. We had a dog before her, but I wasn’t there while raising her since I was just a small child.
But during the day I’m honestly starting to feel overwhelmed and a bit defeated.
The biggest issues right now:
Biting.
She bites constantly. Hands, clothes, arms, everything. I try redirecting with toys, but sometimes she just goes right back to biting me. What’s confusing is that she isn’t overtired, she literally sleeps most of the day with short breaks in between, and those breaks often turn into bite attacks.
Potty routine confusion.
We have a spot in our backyard where she can go potty. She knows this, and (with exception of a few times) does this perfectly. She sits by the door when she wants to go out, but when I take her outside she often just wanders around, eats grass, lies down, or refuses to come back inside. Sometimes she won’t poop with me at all, but then my parents take her out right after and she immediately goes. I’ve tried making potty trips boring, tried taking her on the leash in the yard, but I keep ending up in this loop where she asks to go outside but doesn’t actually do anything.
Not listening at all suddenly.
She seemed to understand things like “come” earlier, but right now she often ignores it completely. Same with “no,” or asking her to lie down or disengage from something. I know she’s still really young, but it feels like she suddenly forgot everything.
Feeling like I’m the only one she does this to.
This might be the hardest part mentally. It feels like she behaves better with my parents and saves all the biting, ignoring, and chaos for me. I’m the one doing most of the training and time with her, so maybe that’s why, but it’s still discouraging.
I know puppies are supposed to be hard, and I expected that. But I didn’t expect to feel this frustrated or discouraged this early.
Has anyone else gone through something similar around the 2–3 week mark? Did it get better? Any advice on surviving this phase would honestly help a lot.
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