Feeling so much better with our 15 week old puppy!

To everyone going through the puppy blues: it does get better! My husband and I got our sweet girl Olive on December 30th. We lost our 15 year old Biewer Terrier in September 2024. We saw Olive and fell in love. Were we actually ready to bring a puppy home? Not. At. All. I hadn’t done all the research I wanted to do. I didn’t puppy proof the house. I didn’t have any supplies for her. I scrambled to get everything we needed the day we brought her home. The first night was so rough. I was in a bad flare up with my chronic illness. I cried every day for two weeks. I was in pain and felt like I couldn’t take care of myself and Olive. My husband helped as much as he could but he was gone for over 12 hours a day. I took an extra week off work and started getting into a new routine. I work from home full time and the first two weeks back to work were so rough. But we got through it!

We’ve had Olive for a month and a half now and I can’t imagine my life without her! She brings so much joy to our lives. The house isn’t empty and silent anymore. It’s filled with the sound of her little paws hitting the hardwood, her playful barks, and so so much laughter. She’s not Whiskey. No dog will ever replace him. But I’m positive he sent her our way to mend our broken hearts. I started looking at the positive things she brings to my life instead of only focussing on the hard parts. Is it still hard? Good lord yes. But it’s so worth it.