[AnneJ68]

Wylie's Mom gave great advice on the pee pad issue. I'll take a shot at playtime.

Yes her barking when you get home is an attention seeking ploy. If you can handle it, ignoring is a good attempt to stop it. Once she quiets down then praise her for being quiet and take her out of her playpen.

Nipping and growling is normal during play. Try to re-direct her attention to toys instead of you when she does. Also, if you are sitting on the floor when you play, you are then on equal ground so she thinks you are a litter mate and will bite more. It's hard especially when they are little but if you can play standing or sitting on furniture and her still on the floor. That should cut down on the nipping. The growling imho is simply their way of having fun. Much like kids laughing and screaming when they play and are having fun. Bentley is almost 7 months and he growls much more now during then when he was little. The sound of him growling as he runs after a toy is the funniest thing. Sounds more like grunts. Just play, play, play and more play. My motto is a tired puppy is a good puppy. lol 3 moths is about where my angel turned into a bit of a devil. Thinks that age is the dog equivalent of the terrible twos. It does get better.