Hello all, I adopted a 1-year-old dog for me and my grandma 1 week ago. So far, I think he is a fantastic dog. He is insanely smart and fun and cute and most importantly; he is patient with my grandma. But he is also on Gabapentin while his neuter site heals (thought it doesn't seem to help much in terms of his energy).
I posted earlier and was criticized for my decision because he is a highly energetic border collie, I think?
I called the shelter and was ready to return him. I felt horrible that I made such an ill-informed decision and undoubtable will never let myself live it down. They advised to give him another chance so I gave it a week but have a month to return.
Now that things have calmed down a bit, I think with training he could be managable. The issue that remains is that my grandma is not as mobile as me and while can she is healthy enough to take him on walks I fear it may not be enough.
I myself work long hours (sometimes 10 – 12 hours) and because of this I consider taking him back. Another thing I noticed, is that he became very reactive to a squirrel. He started pulling with full force and I know training can fix this but it worries me if my grandma ever takes him out on a walk it could turn dangerous…
Its hard to think when you have an adorable lovable dog in your home. You try to justify and think of all the ways to make it work. I feel deep down the best thing to do would be to take him back to shelter but I might just not be experienced enough.
If I were to keep him, I could commit to 45 min walks in the morning and an hour walk after work. My grandma is retired so she has all the time in the world to be with him when I'm gone.
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