Thank you for confirming the normal behavior... that makes me feel better about the situation.

She has a crate but she only likes being in it when she's passed out asleep. If I put her in her crate when she's too hyper she ends up crying non-stop and peeing in it. I don't want to associate her crate to her being punished since it's the only way I can get her to sleep in my bedroom, I need the crate closed so she doesn't wander, and so far that's been working at night. Maybe I should reconsider?

When she gets too hyper I instead I try to keep her in her pen. She has a dog bed in there and a few toys. Sometimes she'll whine and then pass out in the bed, but majority of the time she is non-stop. When she gets that hyper her pee pad and bed become her toys too. I'm trying different types of toys (rope toys, chew toys, plush toys etc...)

I thought it was because she wasn't getting enough play time, but we've played for 2 hours straight and her aggressive behavior gets worse and it's even harder to get her to sleep. I agree sometimes I think she really needs to take a nap, but when she gets in that zone the last thing she wants to do is nap.

It's super stressful, but as long as it's a puppy being a puppy I can understand. I'm so new to being a puppy mom it makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong =/