Hi fellow fur parents! My husband and I recently adopted an 8 week old Morkie. She is our first pet together. She’s been with us for 3 days now. She mostly stays in the play pen and has a crate that she sleeps in. She’s currently unvaccinated (she has appointments for her vaccinations scheduled already)
Her feeding schedule is 7a, 12p, 4p and 6p
She potties once she wakes up and after she eats
She plays after she potties
She naps in her crate in between activities
Our dilemma are the following :
– Whenever she’s in her play pen in the day and my husband and I are doing chores, cooking, etc. she tends to whine and crying like she’s going to die. Even when we try to calm her down and call her name, she continues doing so. We can barely get anything done in the living room. Our whole apartment is carpeted and she’s currently on potty training.
– When she is in her play pen, she still cries even if we are in sight
– When she’s out of her play pen, she keeps following us and if we don’t mind her (while washing dishes for instance) she cries
– At night she cries when she’s in her crate. Night 1 she cried 3x, night 2 1x
My husband and I are truly happy to have our dear Morkie with us. But right now we are feeling burnt out, it seems like we can’t get anything done and we are always so anxious leaving her in her play pen because she keeps crying. We are so stressed out right now, we feel like we’re not enough for her and that she may need a family who can take care of her better.
Please be gentle with us as we are first time fur parents. Do you have any tips, suggestions or recommendations that can help us?
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