I think I might have to return our puppy

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I feel awful about it but the entire burden is falling on me and I can’t cope with it. She’s such hard work. She’s currently barking and won’t stop. I’m exhausted and cut and bruised and I’m starting to dislike her and even feel a bit scared of her which is unfair on her.

Shes 14 weeks old. She’s incredibly bitey and today she’s bitten my hand and drawn blood and then this evening when I removed a shoe from her she deliberately growled at me and then deliberately bit me hard on my calf. I know she’s only a puppy but it really hurt.

we’ve had a puppy before (same breed). He was nothing like this at all. I naively thought she’d be the same.

DH has just lost patience after three hours of her barking and said he doesn’t know why we got a puppy we don’t have the time or the energy. He’s right. I feel awful but I’m constantly on the verge of tears.

Quite. This is advice from the dark ages. No dog should be ‘trained’ like this through fear.

Have you had collies before?
they are working dogs and need an incredible amount of stimulation and attention.
I stupidly bought a foxhound in my early twenties and learned the hard way that working breeds needed more than I could possibly give. I rehomed her and felt horrible for years.
if suggest seriously discussing the option of rehoming before she develops aggression. Bored collies are known for this 😞

Ooops sorry meant to start my own post. Apologies OP.

It's over 2 months now since the OP wrote the thread, she didn't return and did say she was hiding the thread as she didn't feel she was getting the responses she wanted.

@redhat

do you have an update ? have you un hidden this thread yet ?