Do you ever have days when you wish your puppy would just f*** off?!

[drivinmecrazy]

Puppy is eleven weeks and in the grand scheme of things is a wonderful loving pup.
BUT he's seriously pushing my buttons today.
I guess I've been fortunate that DD2 is on her Easter break and DD1 works flexible hours so they've been mainly about for at least a part of the day and DH gets home about five.
Today and yesterday DD2 gone into school for revision and DD1 is working days til Friday.
So it's been just me and him for a few days.
Today he has barely peed or popped in the garden , despite taking him out frequently. Think he's done a tiny poop and two wees outside the rest are when he comes in.
He's also decided to climb on the table multiple times today. I've moved all except one chair away but if I'm sitting on it he'll mor heaven and earth to climb on me using the edge of the table and the back of his head to leverage himself up so I'm constantly putting him down.
And his biting has been insane to day!!

Usually it really doesn't get me down but today I've just flipped and screamed at him. Don't know why because I know that makes zero difference to his behaviour so we avoid losing our tempers with him.
I'm tired and completely fed up.
I know that when everyone comes home he'll behave like butter wouldn't melt and I'll feel like utter crap.
He's just fallen asleep so I daren't move for fear of waking him.
The silence is palpable!

Oh yes. It was about 5months he stopped being a dickhead and I really started to love him. Sending strength!

Oh, I don't miss those days

I would say - make sure he's getting a LOT of sleep. They need way more than you think - around 18-20 hours a day. The fact that he's now crashed out says to me that most of his behaviour is probably because he's tired.

Also, if the weather is wet/windy where you are, he may be scared to go to the toilet outside. I had to go out with mine (on a lead) and use an umbrella when he was small, lol.

Eleven weeks old and you're screaming at him? He's only a baby! If you're not able to cope, then you shouldn't have a puppy.

I think every single puppy/dog owner had says like that. I know I did and every other person I knew with a puppy did! It gets easier pretty quick. Well. My lab did.

11 weeks is so young, a baby still. My puppy was pooing in the night every night (sometimes several times) on the floor at 11 weeks, and I thought we'd never crack it, but seven weeks later all of that feels so long ago. Your puppy will get there, and the time will fly by. I don't know if lowering your expectations might help, expect the accidents and then maybe they won't feel so annoying. As for biting, have toys everywhere. Roll endless balls. Play tuggy games.

My two are 5 & a half years and 4 years. I still get days where I wish they'd vanish! Love 'em to bits the rest of the time, though.

Thank you all.
He generally toilets more outside than in but the past few days he seems to prefer eating the garden to pooping in it!
He does sleep well and is clean most nights but days like today just feel so relentless.
Reminds me of tough days when my girls were babies, right down to the ceremonial handing over of the pup to DH or DDs the moment I hear their keys in the door.

He has his second jab tomorrow so looking forward to getting out of the house a bit more next week, my world has shrunk to the house and harden, and if I'm really lucky I might get to pop to the supermarket where I walk around as slowly as possible and drive home the long way round 😂

Please don’t scream at him, it will be terrifying for him and likely make toileting in the house worse as he’ll try and hide it from you.
I have a reactive rescue and I do have some
walks where I get really fed up with it… it does generally get better

My pup is 9.5 months now and an absolute dream 95% of the time. She was a right arsehole at the start. Toughest time was 2-5 months then her teeth started to fall out and she calmed right down and started nipping less then she hit 7 months and came into season, she then turned into a needy humping lunatic for 5 weeks then all of a sudden it was like someone flipped a switch and she chilled right out, she still has her moments but they are easier to deal with when she's an angel the majority of the time.

When you are going through the tough parts of the puppy stage it feels like it'll be like it forever but in reality it's no time at all really.

Biggest piece of advice is to make sure the puppy gets enough sleep because they need a lot and become really naughty when overtired. Have you been carrying him out and about to start his socialising? I took my puppy out for an hour every single day in a sling before she was allowed to walk. We walked round the streets/parks, pet shops and garden centres. All of the sights and smells wore her out and she ended up being a really confident puppy when she was allowed to walk.

Usually it really doesn't get me down but today I've just flipped and screamed at him

Please never do this to a tiny puppy (or any dog of any age).

I didn't scream at my pup but I did cry a lot. But now I just love him to bits. Hang in there op pups are so hard but worth it in the end

Are you sure you want a puppy. They're hard work but you've said horrible things about him. Screaming at him isn't on ffs.