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wyrddogs · 1 year

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One of the biggest reasons I really dislike infant puppies is so much time and energy is dedicated to making sure they get training, and socialization, and playtime, and physical and mental exercise. And you have to be on top of them 100% of the time to make sure they aren't harassing your other dogs or chewing power cords or inventing new ways to kill themselves.

Which means when the infant is down for a nap I have to do my chores or rest, which means that my adult dog and I are not getting the physical exercise we are used to/need. And I'm too tired to give my adult dog the mental exercise he's used to/needs.

So I'm playing with Zaku so he'll be tired enough to nap and Kermit stands a few feet to the side and just barks at me.

Things will get better once I can take this puppy for walks, but man, this first month is rough.

#some people love raising infant puppies #and by god I am not one of them #I will say my puppy blues are not as bad as they were for kermit or bindi #kermit was the worst blues I've ever had #full sobbing every day for weeks #I'm INCREDIBLY anxious with zaku but I've only cried once #not having to manage the bindi/extremely tiny puppy dynamic is making this easier #anyway this post was brought to you by me sitting on the floor with zaku for Designated Bonding Time (tm)#and he jumped up and bit me in the face #and I was like 'boy I am so tired of you right now'#it'll be fine #he'll be an amazing adult #and he's a really great puppy #my patience is just very thin right now #this has been an inane post

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