How did you know if your puppy wasn't the right one for your family

[Livelovelife35]

I'm not used to dogs never had them as pets growing up was more cats where my partner has grew up with dogs
So we got a pup 4 weeks ago hes nearly 12 weeks old and so far its been ok just the tension its causing cause of the bitting etc

Has anyone resented getting a pup and how did you know if he or she was a good fit for your family

Has the pup bit someone in your family?
I wasn't sure....

But.........
Here's my personal opinion and lots of folks won't agree with it,but frankly idc.
If a dog is not the right fit for your family,someone doesn't trust the dog(for any reason) and/or you are considering rehoming......
Then do what is right for YOUR family.
Obviously you have the obligation to find the best home for them,but also obviously you care or you wouldn't be asking for guidance/opinions.
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Sorry to say this but it's not the dog

Mymomsbetterthanyomom,
Yes, it sounds like the pup is teething so they bite onto anything .

@Mymomsbetterthanyomom

Please do not ever get a dog, or any pet for that matter

Puppies use their mouths a lot, but it's not the same thing as a 'biting' grown dog. You need to teach them not to mouth/nip, like the mother dog and litter mates would naturally do. Look on YouTube. They grow out of it.

The puppy is only 12 weeks old. All puppies do this. Buy some puppy chew toys and read up about bite inhibition. Until it gets its new teeth this is part of what puppies do.

Surely you must have done some research/preparation - it can't be unexpected that puppies bite?! It is frustrating and can be painful....but it will pass. Mine bit a lot but calmed down about 5 months. Every time he bites you say 'ouch' or 'no biting' and give him a chew toy....

Puppies are wankers. You have to build a relationship and work to stop that.
Teething until about five months, Then they’re great for a few months. Like little saints, and then they become “teenagers” about eight/nine months and they’re arseholes for anywhere between 4 &12 months. And then as if by magic, when you keep going with training and stuff you have a wonderful dog, between somewhere between 18 months and 2 and a half and then they are just wonderful.

But dogs are hard work.
Wouldn’t ever be without them. But people certainly underestimate them.

It's easier to look at this the other way round - are your family a good fit for the dog? It's your family who will have to make adjustments if you're not a good fit - the dog has no concept of fitting in, it will just carry on being a dog - it's your family who'll have to do the work, training the dog and adjusting routines.

Boomclaps, those timings are spot on! We're in the teenage phase.... training is hard and pup has developed selective hearing, but definitely worth it! Didn't realise I could love a dog this much!!!

Did you actually do any reading or research before you got a puppy?
Puppies bite, they rampage, they chew your stuff and eat fucking socks and toilet roll.
As the PP said, they're pretty much arseholes for the first 18 months or so but it's so much fun. They're cute and funny, love you unconditionally and make your heart soar.

9 times out of 10, it's the people not the dog - whether they are a pup or adult dog.

Some people get dogs like they are some sort of accessory or toy and never ask themselves the most important question - am i good enough for this dog and can I provide this dog with the life s/he needs. Am i willing to work at the hard parts? Or am I just going to give up when it gets difficult and inconvenient?

What compromises have you made to accommodate the puppy? The puppy is basically a toddler. If you had adopted a toddler, would you expect the toddler to seamlessly fit into your life? No, the ‘new family’ has to accommodate the toddler, and many things cannot be as they were. It’s not too dissimilar with a dog.

I just realised a few posts further down that your puppy is a collie. Members of my family have collies.

Please tell me this is a joke and you actually did do some research. Collies are generally intelligent dogs. If you watch Crufts, many of them do ‘Heelwork to Music‘... which is a difficult thing for a dog to do... but Collies are very obviously successful at it. The thing with dogs is that the more intelligent they are, the more trouble they can be (again, not too dissimilar to kids). They get bored easily and can also outwit you. Regardless of whether you will keep this dog or not, please go to puppy classes with him or her asap and socialise him/her as much as you can during COVID-19. You only have a small window of opportunity for socialisation (up to 16 weeks), and puppies who have been socialised well in that period do much better later on. You owe it to this pup to prepare him/her for his/her forever family.