This is what one of my friends told me and holy shit was she right. Not to get too sobby on here, but I've had my 8 month GSD/Husky mix for 3 weeks. She's still learning, she doesn't like to sleep at night because of some blatter control we are working though, she jumps on people, she's pulls if she sees anything move. There have been times, especially very late at night/early morning, when I have an internal knee jerk reaction IN MY HEAD (never manifested into action) of being mean to get her to act how I think she should because that's how my parents trained me. And it feels so good to know that even in those very stressful moments I have it in me to take a deep breath, relax, and say "I'm not that kind of parent. Pup doesn't need to be scared to respect my boundaries" and find a more positive way to get her to do what I need her to do. She gets better by the day, and with this mindset I realized she might actually be sick and that's why she's struggling to sleep and not just being a turd (again, a knee jerk reaction from how I was raised). Don't get me wrong, this process is so hard and I am not getting enough sleep and probably spending too much money on her and time problem solving, but seeing this change in my thinking is helping me in ways unconnected to dog training. Today, I realized I am too tired to do everything she needs, and rather than be frustrated and resentful (knee jerk) I bit the bullet and took her to an overnight board just for the day so I can get some sleep and recover and she can get all the stimulus and play she needs. To clarify, I did call my vet before this and she wasn't concerned, but I am bringing her in tomorrow to get checked up anyway. Love to everyone struggling with puppy's rn. It's a PROCESS.
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