10 month old terrier driving me insane

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I have a rescue terrier cross breed and she is making me tear my hair out right now.

She still pees in the house. The back door is usually always open and when I'm around her I can tell when she starts sniffing to put her outside but sometimes even with the door open she will just go on the floor. In low lighting and on light hardwood floors I can't see it and step in it.

She chews through all of my clothes, especially underwear. I give her bones and chew toys but if underwear is in the wash basket she will push it over and find them.

She doesn't listen to commands. She'll listen to ?sit? when she wants to and knows the command but just refuses to do it. She jumps up on peooke and over people despite being ?restrained? on a lead or ?punished? by being put outside.

I am tearing my hair out. I've read the tips online and nothing seems to get through to her. Does anyone have experience?

I forgot to add that I have had her since she was 8 weeks old and I started training immediately.

How old is she?

10 months old.

Aw so still just a baby really. We have an 8 mth old cross, we think Dobbermann, German Shepherd and poss Terrier, he's very active too!
He wrecks nearly all his toys when he is just sitting at home, they basically just want to be out sniffing about all day long, which is not realistic.
These dogs were designed mainly for ratting so they need to be busy all the time. Have you tried nylon bones? Kongs stuffed with treats? Hiding treats around the house? You need to find activities to keep her busy.
I make sure I walk our pup for an hour or more a day and if I can get two walks in I do.....exercise and brain stimulation is key in keeping them occupied so they don't wreck things

I take her out for an hour a day (usually half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the evening(. Is that not long enough? She has plenty to chew on but seems more interested in things she can't chew on if you see what I mean. I'll definitely try the hiding treats around the house.

Sounds like adolescence!

Our pup is 9 months, and has definitely stepped up pushing boundaries since about 8 months....I've stepped up the training, and he's already so much easier.

If your girl likes treats, maybe do bursts of training with them 4-5 times a day, for just 5 minutes or so, and see how that goes? Loads of obedience stuff, 'sit' 'stay' - and loads of patience. I would put the washing basket out of reach, in a closed room, for now. Like putting fragile things out of reach of a toddler.

With the jumping, we have found the increased obedience to 'sit' helps a lot - and 'leave it'. In more difficult jumping moments, I make a sharp/loud sound - slap the table top or say 'ah!' or whatever to get his attention, then re-inforce 'sit' and then praise like crazy/treat.

Our pup also has a crate, which he loves. It saves my sanity when I'm not up to adolescent craziness

I wouldn't punish by putting outside, I think. She won't learn from it.

Ours is bigger, by the way, a lab/terrier something cross, but he is much calmer on the days he has an hour twice a day.