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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One week in on the new puppy thing.

I take night shift, my 13 year old son takes day shift (which means he helps, he doesn't do it all).

6am up, out, feed, play for an hour, out, then nap.

9am repeat, other than food.

noon, repeat with a meal.

3pm repeat other than food.

5pm, food, watches us eat fairly calmly.  Then we exercise/play him almost 2 hours.

7pm one short nap, then repeat everything.

10am bedtime.

Sometimes i have to get up around 3am for a potty break.  But sometimes he sleeps through the night.

Arms and hands are scratched up pretty badly from puppy nipping.  We sub out chew toys, but still he gets us.

He likes to chew on electrical cords, so he can't be unsupervised anywhere.

He's very happy with the crate as long as he gets sufficient exericse all day.

Not too many accidents in the house as long as we take him out a lot.   Not sure at what point we will understand whether he's truly house trained....

I'm working at home and while I can manage my work schedule and new puppy schedule, it's getting difficult to fit my own exercise regimen in.   I miss that.

It's a LOT of work.  But it's also a lot of fun.  [/quote]

If your puppy is getting extra nippy at night you might want to try putting him to bed earlier.   Overtired is a real thing, this was a great improvement for us when we realized it. [/quote]

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