Won against the puppy blues
I’ve had a few dogs, and I’d dare to say I’m experienced. Still, I experienced puppy blues with my latest one. I made two posts here, a few months apart, because I was struggling to bond with her. It was mostly about her personality and the fact that I just couldn’t seem to connect with her the way I had with my other dogs.
She’s smart, calm, and picks up tricks and commands within minutes. My main struggles were potty training and the fact that she seemed to love everyone but me, except for those moments when I first woke up or came home . 95% of the time she would pull away from affection and just look confused. She still hid behind me if scared and wanted to play.
Well, she just hit the seven-month mark, and it’s like something changed within days of my last post. Maybe it’s my mindset, maybe it’s her, or maybe it’s a little bit of both. She’s become affectionate, more aware of me, and responsive to everything. She’s also stopped eating and playing with her poop!
I’m genuinely happy I didn’t act on my feelings either of those times when I wasn’t in the best place mentally and considered rehoming her. Sometimes, you just need time, patience, and a little faith that things might get better. ❤️
My bar was high as my other dog is overly affectioned and bonded since the first hour I got her. Well my new girl needed time. She matures in her own pace and honestly it’s a great calm temperament even tough I had a few scares with her. I do see and focus now much more on her positives rather then comparing her. She is calm have never chewed anything but a toy. Has an almost perfect calm recall. Just a strange good little lady really. It gets better more time then not! Good luck to everyone!