Struggling

Hi everyone! I have been really struggling with bonding with my basset and with training him. We got him back in April when he was only a few weeks old and when he was in the early puppy stages he would bite a lot but I thought he would eventually grow out of it and now here we are at 6 months old and he is constantly trying to bite me. It’s possible that he is just playing but I cannot lay with him and pet him without him trying to bite or nibble on me. I love him and I love animals and I want to have a close bond with him but he doesn’t seem to be a cuddly dog. I’ve been really worried about his aggression.

Also been struggling with potty training him, I thought I finally was getting somewhere with him and now it seems he has regressed.. he is not comfortable being outside on his lead without us but also will not immediately go to the bathroom so my husband and I have to sit outside with him for 20+ minutes until he goes potty or else he will come back inside and go to the bathroom inside. I have 2 small children and I have been working on training him to not steal their food but l’ve been forced to just put him in the kennel while they eat because will not be outside alone but also will not stop stealing food.

These all might be extremely normal things but they are making my day to day activities so much more difficult. I want to love him and make him a part of the family but it just seems like every time I turn around he has either went to the bathroom on the floor, is stealing the kids food, or is chewing up someone’s favorite thing. I’ve bought him endless amounts of toys, blankets, dog beds, treats, etc..

Please give me some advice, I very much do not want to rehome him and he is my husbands dream dog but between him, 2 toddlers & working full time I am exhausted 😩

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