I know that new puppy blues/panic can be a thing and iirc I was a bit like this last time I got a puppy.
So I currently have a 12yo dog who is the light of my life, best behaved dog ever. She is getting older and really slowing down and struggling to walk.
I have been in 2 minds for a bit about do I wait to get another dog until after she's died or get one now. My feeling for getting one now is having that older dog around to show a new puppy the ropes, be company for her.
I wfh 3 days a week and am in the office 2 days a week, although some weeks I wfh all week. If I do go into the office I am home mid afternoon and have a dog walker who comes in mid/late morning. DH works out of the home 5 days a week. No kids. I have money for extra vet bills, insurance, food, etc.
I think I'm just slightly panicking about as older dog deteriorates having 2 dogs with different needs. We do have a massive garden and older dog is happy these days pootling around there and having a short walk to the park. I just think I'd feel bad leaving at her home while walking the younger dog a longer walk? I can walk the younger dog first thing and then take the older dog/both of them out at lunch time for a short walk. Older dog is small and I do also have a dog buggy for her so I can walk one and push one though it might be chaos???
Any ideas of names for a boy terrier? 😁
I've never had a terrier before apart from when I was younger and lived on a farm, we had a JRT which was totally feral and used to be self sufficient and just roam the barns and stables ratting. Nobody ever walked it so not 100% sure what their energy levels are compared to my current couch potato. But I know to expect higher energy. Think I'm most worried about needing to puppy proof the house from a potential chewer. Current dog has never chewed anything but a previous dog was awful for wrecking shoes!