Routine/schedule help – issues with settling and napping during daytime

We have a 10-week-old Siberian Husky puppy and brought him home 2 weeks ago. Potty training and night-time crate sleeping are going well, but we’re really struggling to establish a consistent daytime routine because he has a hard time settling and napping on his own.

We try to follow the common advice of 30–60 minutes awake followed by 2 hours of nap time, but it rarely works. He often won’t settle after being awake, or his naps are much shorter than expected. He becomes overtired, restless, and bitey.

Typical morning:

• Wakes around 5:50am → potty → back in crate until 6:30–7am
• 7am: potty, 10–15 min play (inside or garden), 5–10 min basic training
• 7:45am: breakfast → potty → attempt first nap around 8am

This is where the main issue starts. He often won’t settle until 9–9:30am, meaning he’s been awake for 2+ hours. We first try an enforced crate nap, but he cries for 10–15+ minutes and won’t settle even if we sit nearby or reward quiet moments. We then try letting him settle by our desks or in a playpen, but he usually cries, bites everything, or stays restless. Eventually, once he’s extremely tired, the crate works with minimal crying.

When he wakes from his first nap we repeat the same routine (play, training) with lunch, and the same struggle happens again.

After 5–6pm things improve. He’s calmer and can settle on his own in the playpen or by the couch. From around 8pm onward, he sleeps well overnight in the crate (with 1–2 night potty breaks).

Some more context:

• He doesn’t seem to hate the crate: he sleeps there happily at night, eats all meals there, and gets treats and enrichment in both crate and playpen to make it a happy place.
• He can’t go on walks yet due to vaccinations, but we do have a garden for play.
• We use puzzle feeders, Kongs, and lick mats, which help until the food runs out—then the crying starts.
• Covered crate sometimes helps, but if he cries longer than 15 minutes, we let him out during a quiet moment.
• We’ve tried teaching relaxation by rewarding calm behaviour near us, but he just keeps getting up and fussing.
• We keep the crate and play pen close by during the day as we haven't yet worked on leaving him alone in the room. During the night he is now fine to sleep outside of our bedroom.

Luckily we both work from home, but once meetings increase after the holidays, this inconsistent and stressful schedule will be very hard to manage. We’re also worried he isn’t getting enough daytime sleep.

Are we doing something wrong? I can't tell if he is under-stimulated or over-stimulated. Any tips for helping him settle and nap more consistently, or is this something that could improve once he can go on walks? He just seems restless for most of the day.