What do you do after work?

First, sorry if I can't respond to everyone I'm at work but I need help. My boyfriend and I are struggling with our after work routine.

Our Corgi puppy is a little over 7 months old and is fairly well behaved I would say. She got into some bad habits while I was away on a work trip, like jumping on our couch, that I can't seem to break. Every time I put her down she just gets nippy and thinks I'm playing. This really gets in the way of dinner and putting her away is difficult because she gets major fomo and barks nonstop if we do. Dinner turns totally unenjoyable at that point and I really want to be able to teach her just to chill with us without circling the table like a shark and jumping up on the couch. (We eat dinner there because of our coffee table and TV situation) I have tried telling her to go to get bed and make her lay down. I'll throw her treats while she stays and is good, but she eventually just gets up. Idk how to keep her there and entertained..

I get home at around 6 from work and my boyfriend around 6:30-7. I feel bad if we put her away any earlier than we go to bed around 10:30-12 some nights. But I also want some alone time with him as well without her crawling all over us or having to be stressed about her constant move. I do walk/play with her when I get home, but am careful because of her being a Corgi I don't want to overexert her joints. I give her chews and try to get her to chill out but I don't want to overfeed her either, plus she inhales anything I give her so that doesn't last long.

Fridays/Saturday she goes to daycare and that's been helping, but I can't afford to have a dog walker everyday or daycare everyday. Im trying my best but it just never feels like enough.

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