Hi everyone. I have a tough situation. My husband and I have brought home a 4 month old mastiff/dane mix puppy from a rescue. Weāre currently in a āfoster to adoptā situation and I am strongly considering giving him back and feel like I made such a mistake.
My mental health is not ok. I think I was subconsciously trying to replace my other dog who we lost last year, and I am deeply grieving both him and our current resident dog because I feel like I took the one-on-one time we had with her for granted.
The day before we were due to get this puppy, my husband expressed reservations and I kept going anyway. Now he is more bonded with the dog and can see that he is an easy, good puppy and wants to keep him. I want to give him back. I so regret moving forward.
I donāt know what to do. I want to go back to when it was just the 3 of us with our current dog. She is mostly blind and we bottle fed her (sheās 5 now) and is deeply connected to us but is also doing well with the puppy. I also donāt know exactly how big he will get and I donāt want him to overwhelm her once heās grown. Currently she does seem happy and is playful with him.
TLDR: Iām in a foster to adopt situation and would like to give the puppy back, even though heās well behaved and gets along with our resident dog.
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