Feedback on puppy schedule

4.5 month lab mix. Driving me up several walls… I know it's puppy blues, but I feel like every minute of my day goes into taking care of this dog who is still nippy b/c TEETHING.

This is weekdays.
6:30a wake up – 6:40 = yard for business and sniffing
6:40 – 6:50 in the crate with a puppy denta stick b/c otherwise he's trying to eat my kid while I get them ready
6:50 – 7:10 – breakfast in a variety of puzzle toys
7:10 – 7:30 – playing with my kid, doing some training (touch, sit, focus)
7:30 – 7:40 – gets in the car til bus comes
7:40 – 8:10 – loose leash walking training and sniff time at the town park
8:10 – 8:20 – car ride home, then the yard to completely empty bladder
8:20 – 12 noon (crate nap)
12 noon – 1:30 – parallel walk with family member dog, sniff time in the yard, chilling in separate pens having a chew, some training (down, drop it, wait)
1:30 – 5:00 – crate nap
5:00 – 8:00 – another loose leash training walk, dinner in lickmat and puzzle toys, playing with my kid and training again, a bully stick, and several trips to the yard for more sniffs / business
8:00p – 6:30a crate for sleep (sometimes he still wakes me up once, but usually sleep through the night)

Weekends wakeup and sleep times are pretty much the same, crate naps may vary a little, but I try to get him to new places: puppy kindergarten, relatives houses, friends houses, dog park, Lowe's, etc.

… please tell me in a year I'll have a great dog. My kid loves this little jerk, but I have mixed feelings at the moment.

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