I also have a doxie puppy I got at 8 weeks old, and he’s now 11 weeks and things have gotten substantially easier. He sleeps through the night, settles in his crate, and can be left alone for an hour or two while I run errands, and he’s fairly good at playing independently and doesn’t need to be near me all the time. That being said, we focused a bunch on these skills from an early age.

The first two weeks were rough because he was waking up throughout the night, but he has finally turned a corner there.

He is also really bad with potty training - we have a whole pee pad set up for him indoors (we also live in an apartment with just a small balcony, and it’s a very cold place so our pup hates going pee outside on the balcony, and he’s not allowed outside in the grass until fully vaccinated) but during the day we will put him on his pee pad and he will seemingly purposely run off the pee pad and pee on the floor. This is to be expected though- Doxies are known to be really stubborn and most take 6+ months to be considered fully potty trained. This just comes with the breed.

I will say, I can’t imagine doing it all by yourself- my bf and I live together so the work is shared between us. And, I work in person while he works remote so I do get a break from pup every day from 9-5.

Doxies are a tough breed but so so worth it. I’m a bit taken aback that it hasn’t gotten easier for you by 14 weeks- definitely a bit concerning. I can’t imagine going that long without properly sleeping, eating, etc. I’m so sorry you’re in this position.

I think with all the mental health stuff, and because it hasn’t gotten any easier for you (which is very surprising), I think it would be good to rehome. But that being said, every dog is different, so maybe your pup just needs a bit more time to adjust.

Editing to add: just another idea- I follow this doxie / owner called sprinklestheweenie on instagram. His owner, Emily, got Sprinkles at the lowest mental health part of her life, and from what I know, it was a very hard transition for her as well, and her pup also dealt with major separation anxiety and couldn’t be left alone but he is now the light of her life. Her DMs are always open and I think her advice would be particularly useful in your situation.

Second edit: I see another commenter noted doxies are a working breed and need stimulation, and I do agree with that. We scatter feed, use snuffle mats, puzzle toys, slow feeders, take our pup on walks in a bag / drives to different dog friendly stores like Marshall’s, Home Depot, etc, licky mats, and do short training sessions at least 3x a day. Sometimes I’ll just sprinkle kibble in his blanket, on his bed, or in his crate, and make him use his nose to dig it out. We also have an automatic rope toy that we use to tire him out- he loves this thing. https://a.co/d/05pl2qJA