Bandit sleeps a lot, especially if I'm not directly playing with her. She'll chew for a while and entertain herself by chasing a ball or just sniffing. Today i was off and only left the house once but I'd say in a 24 period she's slept a good 18hrs if not more. I'm guessing it's normal considering she prob sleeps the entire time I'm at work. 5 1/2 months old

Sleeping a lot is very common for a puppy. Dogs are not nearly as active in a 24 hour cycle as we are.

It will change as she ages in terms of the amount per day, but it is normal. They go hard for a short while at this age and then just crash hard, especially if she is being engaged and trained when she's awake.

Count your blessings right now. Things will change very soon as she enters adolescence and your life becomes hectic and crazy again

It's weird sometimes she is wired and sometimes she is a couch potatoe lol

Yes, that's typical puppy behavior. The couch potato variety will fade into memory soon. Just wait.

Enjoy it while it lasts

I was wondering the same thing. My boy is currently 11 weeks and sleeps a lot! But once he hears me getting his food ready he wakes up in half a second! I'm like yep he's just being a lazy boy lol
That's a key thing for me to know if he's being lazy or lethargic.
If he shows no interest in me preparing his food…then theres something wrong with the boy.
Overall he's a quiet boy so far. I only hear him whining when I'm getting his food ready.
Overnight he sleeps about 7 hours, like me. Throughout the day he will be comfortably laying down chewing on a toy and sleep, sleep, sleep.
I haven't walked him outside for weeks since the Parvo scare.
I desperately can't wait for him to get all his rounds of shots!