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Hello, everybody,
I am a first-time dog owner: I have wanted a dog my whole life and finally made it happen. I just got Lali (LUH-lee, short for Lalita) from South Carolina. She is a beautiful apricot mini that I got from a breeder in South Carolina. She looks like a little stuffed animal.
I admit that I have a little bit of the puppy blues, because I get stressed out that I could be a better dog owner a lot of the times and there are other stresses - my job, the incredible amount of time it takes to watch her, and other things that just are part of life.
For instance, I become convinced when I have a friend to watch her that she likes that friend more than me. Or that she has diabetes because she pees in the house, or that she doesn't have diabetes but is peeing because she's mad at me for locking her in the playpen for 15 minutes. Maybe she's peeing in the house every day because I don't take her out often enough, or I don't have the right potty schedule. Or maybe as a single woman I am not providing her with enough engagement as opposed to someone with a full household, which is why she attacks my pant legs.
I'm trying to take it one day at a time, but I just wanted to share where I'm at in this moment. I work really, really hard to be a good dog mama. Hope everyone is doing well.
I am a first-time dog owner: I have wanted a dog my whole life and finally made it happen. I just got Lali (LUH-lee, short for Lalita) from South Carolina. She is a beautiful apricot mini that I got from a breeder in South Carolina. She looks like a little stuffed animal.
I admit that I have a little bit of the puppy blues, because I get stressed out that I could be a better dog owner a lot of the times and there are other stresses - my job, the incredible amount of time it takes to watch her, and other things that just are part of life.
For instance, I become convinced when I have a friend to watch her that she likes that friend more than me. Or that she has diabetes because she pees in the house, or that she doesn't have diabetes but is peeing because she's mad at me for locking her in the playpen for 15 minutes. Maybe she's peeing in the house every day because I don't take her out often enough, or I don't have the right potty schedule. Or maybe as a single woman I am not providing her with enough engagement as opposed to someone with a full household, which is why she attacks my pant legs.
I'm trying to take it one day at a time, but I just wanted to share where I'm at in this moment. I work really, really hard to be a good dog mama. Hope everyone is doing well.