First time dog owner needs suggestions

Hahaha Altenweg! People like that are ignorant, they are probably idiots in other aspects of life as well.

Lucky, I was telling the OP that it wasn't a good idea to get a 4 week old puppy because it is more likely that dogs who leave their pack before 8 weeks have higher tendancies to be aggressive and have behaviour problems. Not that all dogs do, but most do.
I then gave ideas on how to avoide that problem.
The way humans treat their puppy's and the way a pup is treated in it's 'pack' environment are completley different. You are lucky that your situation ended the way it did.
I was on maternity leave when I adopted a 3 week old pup, who ended up with SEVER aggression and fear biting issues. My story did not end so well.
Supporting people who sell or give away 4 week old puppy's is being a part of the problem.

I'm not supporting anyone who sells 4wk old puppies... Just stating that its not impossible to do. My puppies aren't even allowed to leave to there new homes until the puppies are 12wks. There have been many people who slammed the phone down upset because they're under the impression that in order to have a strong bond with a dog it needs to be purchased at 4wks.

I don't support the idea of people buying infant puppies... Just stating that its not impossible to do depending on how much time you want to invest in a puppy. With kaia, she wanted to be held constantly. When she turned 8wks, she became more adventurous... It was almost like a premature born baby.

But I do not in any way support 4wk old puppies being sold because I do know a lot of behavior problems follow that. Anytime I get the chance I try and educate people on why.

I once read that there was a study in cali. A litter was born and one of the puppies was displaying strange behavior. A study was conducted on that pup for up to 6 months. The study showed this pup was showing behaviors equal to a person who exibited psychopathic behavior. She was overly aggressive towards littermates and humans. The dog ended up being put down due to severe anxiety and aggression at six months of age. The puppies and mom were all kept together, no one was isolated in a white room... But I thought that was interesting....

Yes all cases aren't the same. Just like a person growing up with their parents having good jobs, coming from a "rich" area of town, having an education, doesn't mean they will nesessarly excell to their fullest potential as a human. There are exceptions to every rule. I was just advising, while not impossible, it's usually not the best idea.

Update: So I got the pup a couple of weeks ago. I am already starting to feel like this was a huge mistake. I never realized the amount of work that goes into this. I have little patience to deal with her in the morning as well...she always starts to cry and wake me up once someone else in the house gets up - feels like she is missing out on something I guess. At any rate, I get irritated and it starts my day off badly. She won't eat from her dog bowl unless I put her food in the bigger dog's bowl...I have gotten rough with her a couple of times and it breaks my heart (I don't mean I have hit her, just jerked her a little bit - or smacked her on the nose a couple of times)...I have zero problem putting up with her at night, but it seems like in the mornings we always get started off on the wrong foot. I feel like a total failure right now...my parents babysit her during the day so I don't have to kennel her (too young for that right now). So I get her on the nights and weekends. I just don't know what to do to get her to become more behaved towards me. When she is old enough (another month) I am enrolling her in obedience courses to help us bond...but right now it is all I can do to not pull my hair out. Any advice or help?

I just feel like a lot of my time is spent telling her no and pushing her away from certain things.

Well, that's puppy's for you. Didn't you realize that puppy's are a lot of work? Didn't you read all the things people posted especially about husky puppy's?
She is like a little baby, and she needs guidence and care, and love.
All puppy's wake up early, their bladders are small and they have little to no control over them. She probably needs to go pee. Which is a really good thing that she is waking you up to let you know. She IS doing her job as a puppy. The more hatful you become of this, thebetter your chances are of having a troublesome dog. A puppy is a life style change, just like a baby.
Remember hitting her and getting rough or violent is only going to cause her to be fearful of you, not respectful. When she becomes fearful she will have more tendancies to fear bite, become aggressive or cower when ever you are around. Would you want to live with someone you feard? Wondering if you do the wrong thing you were going to get hit?
She is going to be mischevous, and rambunctious, and playful, that's the joys of owning a puppy.
I hate waking up at 5 am EVERY morning to take my dog for a walk to pee and get some excersise before she is crated for the day. But guess what? It needs to be done.

Puppies are work, they can really be worth it in the end, but it can be a struggle. Of course, without the struggle in puppihood, you would not have a well behaved dog.

How are your parents dealing with her during the day? Where are you crating her? Can it be in another part of the house where she doesn't readily wake to morning movements until you are ready for her morning routine?

She is crated at night in my room. She is awesome in her crate and loves to sleep. It is just a matter of hearing the other dog get up and she starts going nuts because she wants to go play with the other dog (although the other dog is much more mature and doesn't play in the same manner). I guess I am just struggling to understand her and work with her...it is a learning experience for both of us.

She is a super fast learner though. She already alerts me to go outside by going directly to the back door. I have also gotten her used to being walked a bit...smart dog she is.

Hey I didn't write in here syaing how frustrated I was because my PUPPY wakes up in the morning.
I was giving you some advice captain Rude-o.
Not sure where you get the snarky-butt attitude from, but it sucks.
Sorry you're on the defensive.

KC, you aren't a failure. You are new puppy owner who is learning with his puppy. At least you realize you need help.

Here's a command that you can start working on with her right now: Leave it.

Start with having a treat in one hand (she will not be getting this treat). Have a another hidden treat in your other hand (this is the treat she will be getting). Show her your closed hand with the 'bait' treat in it. Let her smell it (if she tries to mouth your hand, take your hand away) and tell her to 'Leave it' when she takes her nose away from your hand give her the 'hidden treat'. Keep doing that until you are sure she won't grab at the 'bait'. Then progress through open hand and even putting it on the floor, etc. You can slowly phase out the treats as it becomes habit. Once she learns the command you can use it for other items. Animals, etc. Get your parents to help with it. Remember she NEVER gets the 'bait'.

I deleted that post after I thought about it. I wasn't trying to offend.

Since you couldn't clearly read my post or the intention behind it, I'll explain. I am not frustrated my puppy wakes up - there is a deeper issue here of which you clearly cannot see. I was asking advice on how to be more patient with her and maybe get her to be more receptive to proper behavior - also on forms of disciplining her so that she will learn what things aren't acceptable.

If that is the way you are going to give advice, do it elsewhere. While the thought may count, I don't need your pretentious attitude while expressing your thoughts. You have been more than helpful in your previous posts, so if you can revert back to that, then good. This is all new to me so the, "I told you so attitude" won't work - I'm not some five year old you're talking to.