It’s my partners dog but now my problem as we live together. The dog is generally a nice little dog but high maintenance and does not get enough attention in my opinion. I feel immensely sad for him as if I am not working from home he might spend 10 hours in the house by himself which feels cruel and I would have never considered getting a dog in that situation. He didn’t have much of a routine but I’ve got him into a much better one now which seems to have helped.
My main issue is that he keeps shitting in the house (not generally the times that he is left alone for hours on end and usually overnight). I can’t work out if I’m being unreasonable about this but when it happens it feels like the end of the world (dramatic I know). Every surface and the air feels contaminated. I feel anxious waking up in the morning to see if he’s done it. I feel anxious when I’m out the house for him. I’ve woken up in the middle of the night to check on him. I’m pregnant as well and I’m so worried that it’ll be causing the baby harm and I’m terrified for nothing changing and me being in the same situation with a newborn. I hate the idea of having a newborn in a dirty house.
I’ve no idea what to do but the longer it’s going on the less I’m coping. If anyone has any suggestions or tips on what to do I would be so grateful. Part of me thinks that when I am on maternity leave then at least there will be someone always in the house for him but I’m mostly just terrified of how much more difficult it will be to cope.