So after years of my daughter asking for a puppy, against my better judgement, I got her one. She is cute but I am overwhelmed. And of course my daughter is too!
She is only 9 weeks and she follows us everywhere we walk in the house.
I forgot to mention this is my first dog too. So be gentle.
I bought one of those puppy apartments where the crate has a bed section and a potty section. She slept in it last night and she did potty in the pad section. But during the day when we are home, I am clueless how to use this thing. And having to watch her every move to make sure she's not pottying is getting overwhelming to the point where I'm thinking maybe we should find her experienced puppy parents to take care of her.
She's also not eating the food the breeder said she was eating before we got her. I know leaving her family can can stressful but she's not eating the Ian's like she never ate it before. We gave her some moist food Cesar's and she licked the bowl! Vet said to mix the wet with dry but she is seeming to leave the dry food in the bowl.
We tried to walk her yesterday and today outside on our sidewalk and this first time dog owner didn't know she would need to learn to walk on the leash. She just sits there or try's to roll on the grass. Had no idea dogs needed to learn...thought they just walked along happily.
As you can see, we are very overwhelmed and inexperienced...do y'all think we should give it a couple weeks before looking for an experienced potential new owner?
I feel so bad...I cried like a baby this afternoon wondering what to do.