hello!
i got my puppy at 9 weeks, shes 6 months and she is just the sweetest and best puppy in the whole wide world
i am newly ill. i do not have a diagnosis yet but i have been sick for 7 months. when i got my puppy i wasnt expecting to stay sick, i was expecting to get a medicine and move on with my life and go back to normal. thats not the case. im still waiting on a procedure (thats now scheduled) and a diagnosis.
i am trying to get back into the swing of things because i was really simply just so tired of doing nothing except laying there all day long, waiting to feel better. and also doing school work. i reduced my hours at work and now im back doing full time school part time work and its taking up a LOT of energy, and im trying to be there for my pup
i feel like i dont play with her enough, and i feel like she sleeps a TON. we go on two walks a day, where i let her smell everything she wants, and we also do 1-2 10-20 min training sessions a day and i incorporate training into her walks especially around distractions because she is VERY excitable and reactive (she just wants love, its not aggressive). i just feel like i dont do enough for her because by the time im home or im done with school work and we go on out walks im put OUT. i live alone, we go to training classes every weekend and i try my best to socialize her with dogs that live in our apartment building. i just feel like i dont do enough for her and i dont play with her enough so im constantly giving her enrichment toys and things. i also got her a DNA test so i know exactly how i can help her feel satisfied and content with her life with me. i feel like we are so attached at this point and i dont want to give up on her just because im sick and have a busy schedule. she is my world, and she always makes a bad day a good day. i just want to know how i can help her in the best ways, even if it is just a walk and a few mins to play. im excited for her dna test to come back to i know exactly how i can satisfy her needs. maybe she is just the sleepiest girl in the world. i dont know. i just want to be better so i can be better for her.
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