@BigBundleOfFluff thank you! That is exactly how I am feeling!! You have written an incredibly helpful reply. Thank you!
I am mourning my ability to just nip out on a whim or go out for a few hours at a time (previously we would have gone out for day trips during the holidays and now they seem to be off the timetable), and I feel guilty because I do feel so anxious when she is such an easy pup.
She doesn’t like being in her crate, but she has just been taken from her mum, dad and littermates, so no wonder! Her little accidents are tiny and easy to clean up, she is nippy but is easily re-directed, so why do I feel like this? She is a dream pup! I’m also scared that this is just the getting to know you stage-she is being on her best behaviour because she is in a new place, and it will get very hard very quickly once she settles in and sleeps less. I’m not great with the unknown!
I feel like I am doing dd a disservice because she has the whole of the six week holidays coming up, but we can’t leave the house for too long to go to the play area of the park or the trampoline park because we can’t leave the pup on her own for long periods. I’m scared that it will turn into a summer of tv, toilet training and a very bored 6 year old. I’m hoping lots of little walks will help-fresh air helps most things!!
The redeeming factor is definitely the amount of love I feel for her-I was very scared that I wouldn’t love her as much as I do, and dd adores her, so we just need to wait for the less pleasant feelings to pass. Thank you for telling me that they do!