We have a 9 1/2 week old whippet puppy. We did our research but it's been so much harder than I imagined. And we were prepared for it to be bad.
I keep telling myself it'll be a lot better when he can go out for walks in a month. Is that true?
He's just frantic all the time, snapping at everything and attacking the toddler in the same way he attacks the mop (they are both home for 1 1/2 a week and at the moment he has to be separated from her). We are trying hard with the training (yelping and going limp) and he does wee outside when we go out every hour, although understandably he has a few accidents in the house still.
But it's just so joyless. I am committed to this for the long haul but if I could wave a magic wand and make it so we never went down this path, I definitely would.
Just wondering if anyone else felt the same at this stage? And did it get better?
I think him going out will be a major milestone so I'm just trying to endure this part and get to a month away.
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puppyblues · 02/10/2019 08:20
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