If you have the Puppy Blues, you might want to read this

kateincornwall

kateincornwall

Location
Cornwall , UK
I felt tired , my house was a mess ( still is !) , meals were hit and miss , leisurely showers becoming a distant memory , but slowly ,it gets easier especially when they sleep through the night . Reuben is still on our bed , he is 19 weeks old and 20 kilos but we get sleep and sleep is precious when the days are hard . By the time he can go for good walks , you will find it easier, energy can be run off and little training sessions can be incorporated , this being good for their brains and tires them out too !
 
Georgesmum

Georgesmum

Location
Alfreton, Derbyshire
I hit the puppy blues about 3 days in!! I was sooo prepared (not) I’d read stuff online, ordered books on my kindle and through the post, I had everything he needed and more, then I brought him home 😱 last Sunday! (27th January) OMG I wasn’t prepared at all as it happens. He screamed and still does but thankfully not as much now, he’s peed and pood on about every square inch of my dining room, though thankfully now not as often. He’s drawn blood on my neck, fingers, and pierced my lip for me (lips bleed a lot by the way), and trust me, I’ve cried buckets over the whole thing! I think I’m coming out the other side now, I have a tea light at the end of my tunnel...one day soon I hope it will be a lightbulb 😊 I live on my own, so no OH to let me sleep, or take him off my hands for a while sadly, I do have a boyfriend who’s been really good about it and talks me through the way I feel😊but he doesn’t live with me, and I have my mum who is not a dog fan at all, but she’s been here and wiped my sad sack tears away and told me I’ve got this.

And I have all you lovely people on this forum which I found by accident, you’ve all been amazing and I thank you from the bottom of my being for being so understanding, and all the helpful tips and strategies to try on my George 😊 he’s a work in progress but we’ll get there I’m sure 😊
 
snowbunny

snowbunny

Location
Andorra and Spain
You WILL get there! I have a lovely husband, but with my last puppy, I was in England with her while he was back home in Andorra. She wasn’t my first puppy, but you forget (you won’t believe that right now 😂) and I found it really hard doing it alone, especially because the older two wanted to kill her 😁

But, not wanting to minimise what you’re going through - because it’s exhausting and draining and feels like it will never end - you will both come through it and everything will be ok :)
 
HAH

HAH

Moderator
Location
Devon, UK
Oh @Georgesmum, I feel your pain! Lovely job posting here, and you’ve got two massive things going for you: firstly, you’re clearly a dog lover who wants to do the best for George; and secondly you’re looking for advice and help in a great place with a gang of enthusiasts and experts to cheer you on.
You’re right at the sticky end of the process of puppy raising and sweet Mary it’s exhausting- but sooo worth it. Do keep writing it down; already you’re noticing him crying less, which shows he’s happier and you’re doing a great job. This will keep happening, and there’ll be setbacks and new challenges which people here will have thoughts about but it’s all heading in the right direction. Take heart, you’re making progress!
 
VanillaBean

VanillaBean

Age is only a number you know.
My Nan likes her wines etc. but is especially taken to having a swig out of the bottle for the dessert wines. her excuse is it is on the way to bed...

But on a more serious note, you do forget how tiresome it all is, especially when you either have no one to help and/or have family to also look after.
I forgot how hard Vanilla was as she had her own problems, like being ill throughout the nights having to go to toilet every 30min. Sleeping downstairs on the sofa as it was easier, but being cold because it was winter. Then going to work next day if she was better otherwise WFH.
At the same time dealing with OH you had an injury and some deaths in the family etc.
But came out the other side with her and she is the best company and so many people compliment on how well behaved she is (and if they die and come back they want to come back as our dog).

With Honey she is a total different kettle of fish. She barks at her dinner, she cries like there is no tomorrow at times, fast as lightning (Grease Lightning for that matter). She wriggles and wriggles, but then at times can be as placid as anything. Chews anything and everything that is in sight, so even had to move tables, chairs etc away. She is worse than Vanilla in some aspects, but better in others and that is to be expected. I would not want them to be the same. Where is the fun in that....Love their personalities and to watch them grow into the dog you hope and wanted all pain is worth it as it is just for a short period....even going to work with a bite marked nose and I am sure I am going to get a black eye soon...

It does get better over time just hang in there and you will look back and go 'That was not so bad after all'...
 
Lab_adore

Lab_adore

Moderator
Staff member
Location
Sydney, Australia
Hey @Georgesmum - you are doing an amazing job on your own! When we brought Maxx home we had visitors - hubby's best mate and his new girlfriend - invite themselves from overseas. They were night owls so they and hubby would be up most of the night then Maxx would wake up as they were going to bed and he was mine. All mine. All crocopup, crying, chewing blonde ball of fur for about 5-7 hours until hubby got up and helped me. I honestly thought there was something wrong with him (Maxx) as I'm sure our first lab, who was a puppy 20 years earlier, was NOTHING like it.

Maxx is still quite naughty as OH is home with him all day while I work and he doesn't have the patience to train him properly, but compared to the puppy months he is an angel now

Hang in there mate, it will get better soon!
 
Atemas

Atemas

UK Tour Guide
Location
North Cambridgeshire
Georgesmum said:
we’ll get there
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Yes you will @Georgesmum. Your post is actually very very positive.

You know my story - it’s what started this thread - thought I was prepared for a tiny puppy but......2017 was such a hard year for me. It’s now a memory. My ‘puppy’ now 2 sleeps as I type. She is great and I am so pleased that I survived that puppy year. You have a support system even if you are doing this pretty much alone so that’s good. My DH was wonderful when I was at my worst - I really got depressed (thought it couldn’t happen to me). Think I pushed him to the edge several times but he never fell off and stopped me from doing so.

Everyone who is here helped me for which I am eternally grateful - theynwill you too 😊
 
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