Puppy dilemma - it’s not her, it’s us

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Brought home a gorgeous 2 month puppy two weeks ago; the kids wanted one for years, DP and I are mildly pro-dog, thought it’d be great for us as a family, everyone says they’re great, unconditional love blah blah.

Being fair, she’s a perfect puppy so far - quickly getting the crate and toilet training and is now sleeping through from 11-7am, minimal accidents in the house. Hard work but manageable.

We are the problem - despite her gorgeousness, we are all a little meh. DD2 seems to be allergic; puffy eyes and sneezing. The kids have zero interest - spent maybe 30mins with her since she landed. DP and I are enjoying her somewhat but also my OCD is going through the roof, googling amputees from dog licks etc.

Am interested to hear others views on this as I think it’s a case of it’s not her, it’s us …. the breeder is fine to take her back as she has a waiting list for an adorable puppy who is mostly trained! Just wondering if it’s fairer all around to do this?

True. However, I think lessons have been learned here.

Send her back. She deserves a family that truly wants her. If the breeder has a waitlist it won’t take long.

The Op never actually confirmed whether she’d taken any action. She left it as a hypothetical

Turns out that both of our friends dogs are non shedding types.

Fairly basic stuff, OP sorry.

Puppies are extremely hard work so you’ve got to be mad keen on dogs to be willing to get through the puppy stage to the point where you have a lovely dog. Regardless of everything else you’ve said, if DD is allergic the pup’s got to go, it’s just not going to work. It’s actually quite common to develop allergies in teens. I did. We have a cavapoo that I’m not allergic to, no way could we have a Labrador retriever. You’ve made a mistake. Definitely better to rehome the puppy while she’s still so young and someone else will be keen to take her.

Just wanted to say to OP - i have had several dogs over the years and my Lab puppy was the worst for me. Very hard work, but lovely boy when he hit about 4 years old 😆

Also, i always get an allergic reaction to puppies in the first week but it usually subsides with regular antihistamine and mopping/hoovering, giving puppy a bath after first few days with us. I am not allergic to dogs so it's always a surprise when I start sneezing with a new puppy!

Did the OP ever clarify why her daughter’s allergy had never arisen with the OP’s brother”s same breed dog?