Help! 12-week puppy suddenly becoming very difficult
I didn’t know which flair to use because it’s all of them 😅
My poochon puppy turned 12 weeks yesterday. We got her at just under 9 weeks (this is my first pup and I didn’t know until after the fact that was pretty early - please give me some grace).
She has been a biter since we got her and that was fine. It was always light nipping/chewing and redirection typically worked, at least for a little while. She would willingly go into her crate to sleep at night and for naps during the day some of the time. That didn’t last very long, truthfully. But after that she would at least sleep next to it without much fuss. She was already used to going to the bathroom outside when we got her and for the first 3 weeks, only had 2-3 accidents in the house (2 poop, 1 pee). She barked and growled during play time but would eventually settle down.
I feel like with the snap of a finger, a few days ago she just took a complete 180. She barks, growls, jumps, and bites hard constantly and cannot be redirected. She runs away from me outside and crawls under things so I can’t get to her, but in the house she won’t leave my side. She refuses to go to sleep - I put her in a puppy proof room, where she’s always slept, 40 minutes ago and she hasn’t stopped barking. She has being pooping AND peeing in the house multiple times a day, sometimes right after she goes out.
I’m doing just about everything I’m supposed to do, although I admit I haven’t been the greatest about crate training. But that’s really not high on my priority list at this point. We always reward peeing/pooping outside. I always try to redirect the biting, and she has a TON of chew toys and squeakers/crinkles already.
She eats plenty and seems completely happy and healthy. She still wants to play with me. The issue is that she doesn’t want to stop, and bites the whole time. I do short training sessions (working on “sit,” “stay,” “come”) and she actually does pretty well with it, but as soon as we’re done, she goes insane. I enforce regular naps. And to be clear, she gets a ton of love and attention. But it’s been making me a little sad that I can’t do that as much because she just barks and bites.
I’m at my wits end, not for my own sake but because I’m terrified she’s going to grow into a maladapted dog. I’m looking for tips but also reassurance. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do beyond what I’m doing now to make it better? I just love her so so much and want everyone else to love her too.