Firstly thank you to all who have posted regarding my questions - with a particular mention to Oscar & Mommy!!!
You've a helped to reassure me. It's sounds silly but my mum has gone on holiday for 2 weeks and she is my life bible!!! Haha! When I need advice or reassuring my mum provides it and can instantly make me feel better but I'm unable to see her until next week on her return. I really forgot how hard work a puppy is. I know the firmness will be worth it in the end - in just super anxious that Teddy will turn out to be a brat or mentally scarred! The Internet seems to be so full of awful stories.
Think I'm just apprehensive regarding going back to work tomorrow. I've got my cousin coming over twice daily to let Teddy out and play but I'm just concerned when I come home he'll hate me!!!
My family dogs were always absolutely fine but now this is my own responsibility as a whole - just so you know I didn't just decide to get a puppy on a whim! I researched the right breed and asked the breeder loads of questions. But I'm really worried about my ability to be a good mummy to Teddy!!! I've read that small dogs can be molly coddled due to their small size so I don't want to be a soft-touch plus Teddy is trying to test dominance - is this normal for a 12 week old puppy btw?
Yesterday he would not listen to a word I said haha! In the end I tuned my back and just ignored the behaviour and he came and laid next to my feet - I was standing up. Am I being mean by doing this???
He has on the plus side learnt to sit and is grasping stay and down commands and the night time crate issue has stopped :-) it's just the daytime where he can sometimes kick up a fuss.
He has a lot of energy and it's a pain as I can't take him for walks yet - his last vaccine isn't until 18th August!!! He rarely naps unless I put him in his pen so IMO for a puppy he doesn't sleep as much as one would potentially expect???
I have so many questions and am full of anxiety inside although making sure I am confident and calm to him plus consistent with what is allowed and what isn't.
Just so afraid I'm going to be a bad mummy! Has anyone else ever felt this worried??? |