We adopted a dog towards the beginning of January. She is very well-behaved, cute, and sweet and we are lucky to not have had any issues so far! However, it still kind of feels like we are keeping someone else's dog. I logically know it will take time for us all to really settle in, but I feel like a monster for not being completely in love with her yet. We lost our dog that we had for 13 years in 2025, and I'm trying not to unfairly compare that bond with the new pup.
This is probably just some adoption blues and the answer is more time, but if anyone out there has some encouragement, tips, or stories about building a bond with a new dog over time I think it could help assuage some of this guilt!
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