If ever?! I’m new to dogs, I’m a cat person. Cats do their own thing, they’re there for a fuss and food but generally they’re just in the background of family life, always there for love and attention but don’t really demand too much.
We have a 7 month old pup. He’s fantastic and we all love him but the impact has felt like when I first brought dc1 home, it really has felt like that big of an adjustment. It’s all much easier than when he first arrived but I’m still finding that most of my day is filled with what he’s doing, what he’s eating, getting him down from jumping all over people, stopping him from barking (too much) etc etc.
Maybe I’m not very adaptable to change, I don’t know, I think DS was probably 2 or 3 when life started to feel like a new ‘normal’.
When do dogs/puppies not demand so much time and attention? Or am I being naive? I’m not sure I’ve even explained any of that very well!
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When do dogs blend into the background of family life?
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Circletime27 · 07/04/2020 19:05
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