I miss how cute and small Derby was as a puppy, but I do not miss the incessant whining and crying at night, taking him outside to pee every 3-4 hours, or cleaning up the accidents in his bed/crate, or the issues walking him, and I have never forgotten the smell of dog puke and diareah or him chewing up everything... I think I was most scared when he got his first cold, and I thought he was dying. I was crying. My husband was trying to comfort me, but I was mess. I was up everytime he sneezed or that sound of the choking when he reversed sneezed. IT scared the crap out of me!
He's still technically a puppy at 9 months old, but he's an older puppy now. He sleeps through the night. He doesn't have accidents, and he lets me know when he as to go out ... Now my biggest worry is getting him to listen to me, because he listens to my husband and basically laughs in my face. When I am out with him, people look at me like I Can't control my own dog! it's embarassing. It's getting better though.
I'm just being honest, because some of us have a really hard time with the puppy stage. I found it really challenging, but you stick with it- you learn as you go- and it gets better.
I guess I'm lucky because I am very cautious. I came to Yorkietalk for all my answers before I did anything! I would never think of pushing him too far before YT gave me the a-ok.
I'm so paranoid of killing my dog or something. lol
This board is so knowledgeable, why would I go to anyone else??