Puppy blues or something worse
My boyfriend and I picked up our mini dachshund puppy almost a week ago now and ever since have been anxiety riddled messes. She’s doing crate with the crate but will not go potty outside for anything, we take her out every 15-30 minutes when she’s up and she just lays on our feet, she’s also not eating much. Neither of us grew up with dogs or ever really saw ourselves with a dog. We have watched my friends dog a lot over the past two years and really enjoyed having the companionship, the walks the cuddles, the playing, which is what made us decide we want a dog but I’m questioning whether we made the right choice. I work from home so I’m with her the majority of the day and my boyfriend feels so guilty. He takes all the night shifts and takes over when he gets home from work, we’ve been doing great as a team so that’s not the issue. We both cry every day, I haven’t been able to eat and have been so tired and just really not myself at all. I know everyone says just give it time but how do I know if this is the right choice all together or if she would have a better life some place else. I miss our life before this so much and am scared that we made the wrong choice. When do you call it quits and give her to a home where she will be better off? I don’t want to wait too long and she gets attached to us, we feel not attachment at all and I feel so guilty.