Some hope to get through puppy blues

I have an almost 10 month old puppy and thought I understood what ‘a lot of work’ meant, as far as puppies go, when I got her. I quickly learned, I did not know. I don’t know where I could’ve gone to fully understand what a whirlwind I was in for. Reading comments from others here really helped through the struggle, knowing what I was feeling was normal, the initial regret didn’t mean I wasn’t going to love my dog and be a good owner.

I was like some people when they get a dog, in a bit of a stage where ‘life was happening, hard’, wanted what everyone had when they speak about their dog. I was left sleep deprived, perma-hangry, over whelmed, regretful and sad. At first the hard outweighed the good and I thank goodness I’m tough on myself and don’t like to quit. Quitting is easy but the blessings wouldn’t come if I gave up on the puppy. This article articulates perfectly the puppy blues and the abundance of joy and fun that these animals bring.

I hope anyone who’s going through it finds this article helpful!

https://www.thetimes.com/article/the-moment-i-stopped-hating-our-puppy-nfsffhsld