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@arunnihar Great tips! Hope some other puppy owners will read these

@aidenb I used to feel exactly that way. The scary thing is, at some point other puppies start to get awfully cute again and then you start to think, "Maybe it wouldn't be too bad... (dog's name) could use a friend..." I'm not doing it, but I know a lot of people would!

@christiancowboy It's not worse imo, but different. It depends on the dog. Adolescents become much more stubborn and start testing their boundaries. That means they will hear a command that they have successfully obeyed 900 times before and not do it. Or do it very reluctantly, after you...

@flocy Yeah! I'd say 80% of the battle is adjusting to life with a puppy. SO glad you feel more positive about your guy! 6 months was such a sweet time. 7 months is when adolescence hit us like a truck, but we survived and so can you.

@flocy I felt so much guilt for not feeling overwhelming bursting love for our puppy at first. I had dreamed about puppy ownership for so long, and when we finally got him? Just stress, anxiety, and regret. Now I realize that my little heart just didn't have the emotional energy to feel strong...

@joyousli The guidelines on the back of the bag are not always applicable to pur puppies because they are meant for an adult weight. You can't predict how big she is going to get. Plus, it's a really general blanket guideline-- usually not very relevant. Since the vet has said she is at a...

@estherina This is a great way to look at it. The feeling that you should be doing more causes so much unnecessary pressure. There are definitely some important life skills you want to start building on, like recall and impulse control, but yes, year one should be all about growing up and...

@joyousli I have heard that in some cases of puppies with mixed breeds, the offspring ends up bigger than both parents. It's really hard to predict the size of your puppy from her parents because she's got mixed parentage. But don't worry too much-- she's growing fast and is probably going...

@bubiboeller You have a teenage tyrant on your hands!! They can be such buttheads

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- from a former puppy blues sufferer - Edit: formatting is hard