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    I am not the puppy owner I thought I’d be

    @raycrossley52 Haha, all you have to do is completely neglect yourself and spend the 5% mental energy you still possess on keeping the puppy alive! No, in all seriousness, I really appreciate you saying that. I’m only just now starting to be able to step back and appreciate the fact that… holy...
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    I am not the puppy owner I thought I’d be

    @benjaminagbloe It’s not for everyone, but I’d urge anybody in your position to consider this side-effect! It was HUGE for my healing
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    I am not the puppy owner I thought I’d be

    @benjaminagbloe I don’t like the phrase self-pity in this situation. Sometimes yourself deserves pity. When my pup was 7 months, the love of my life suddenly dumped me after 4 years, and I lost my job and apartment. I needed a few weeks before I could do almost anything besides catatonically...
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    Own 2 dogs at the same time, for the first time in my life. Struggling to navigate the situation

    @1s4b3ll4 O is GSD/Rottie/Husky and N is GSD/Retriever. 🥲 it’s honestly so insanely touching and heartwarming, but obviously I do need them to stop hahaha. Thank you! Good tip!!
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    Own 2 dogs at the same time, for the first time in my life. Struggling to navigate the situation

    @mellowyellow I like this! O has mastered stay and release when he’s alone, so it could be a fun challenge regardless, to test him a step farther. And I’ve gotta get working on N’s training anyway, I’m not 100% sure what he came “preinstalled” with from his previous owners lol. Sounds like a...
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    Own 2 dogs at the same time, for the first time in my life. Struggling to navigate the situation

    @matt123 Truly a godsend, I agree. I feel comfortable enough when I’m in the room supervising them (have broken up plenty of actual full-on fights, by myself, at the dog daycare), but I’d be very anxious giving them full access to each other without my being present. Rn I can hardly walk around...
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    Own 2 dogs at the same time, for the first time in my life. Struggling to navigate the situation

    (TLDR at bottom) A couple days ago, my boyfriend convinced me to rescue another dog. I’ve spent days upon weeks upon months, cumulatively, reading up on training. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable at this point. But I have never in my life had more than one dog at a time, so this is all...
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    Own 2 dogs at the same time, for the first time in my life. Struggling to navigate the situation

    (TLDR at bottom) A couple days ago, my boyfriend convinced me to rescue another dog. I’ve spent days upon weeks upon months, cumulatively, reading up on training. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable at this point. But I have never in my life had more than one dog at a time, so this is all...
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    Own 2 dogs at the same time, for the first time in my life. Struggling to navigate the situation

    (TLDR at bottom) A couple days ago, my boyfriend convinced me to rescue another dog. I’ve spent days upon weeks upon months, cumulatively, reading up on training. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable at this point. But I have never in my life had more than one dog at a time, so this is all...
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