I adopted my now 18 week old puppy who is half husky, a quarter German shepherd and a quarter Australian shepherd 5 weeks ago. I was a little apprehensive about the breed mix but she was coming from a great rescue program that socializes the puppies before they're adopted out.
I prepared for a month to bring home a landshark who would never stop barking. I watched all the puppy videos , bought all the things, signed her up for training classes and braces myself not to have a moments rest.
I was prepared for her to destroy my personal possessions, torment my cats, and keep me awake for a month straight. I was as ready as I could be.
The day to come home finally came and she was…wonderful. I told myself it was the honeymoon phase and kept myself braced. Two weeks in and she's still easy. I then figured that she must be sick because she can be calm and rest, so she must be lethargic! I mean, she's half husky! The vet does a work up, and nope, she's great! She just isn't a landshark. She's a dog that likes to watch the world.
It's been over a month now and she is the easiest puppy I've ever had. She learned to use the bells to let us know when she needs to potty. We sit at the end of my driveway and watch people and bikes and dogs walk by and she just sits there with me. She still obviously needs training on a lot of things, but she catches on and she's just so calm. I joke that she's a Swiss shepherd… she's neutral.
So now I'm even more terrified of adolescence. I'm growing accustomed to this easy, lovely, sweet creature who I adore being around and teenager months will steal her away from me. I feel like I'm constantly waiting for the other shoe to drop and for one morning to wake up and my lovely puppy be replaced with a jerk who ate my expensive running shoes, barks at the neighbors, and wants to pull my arm off during walks. Am I overthinking this?
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