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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The dog will be the focus of your life for at least 6 months, if not a year.  That is the reality.  The first thing you do when you wake up, multiple times during the day, and the last thing you do before you sleep.  The dog must be fed, walked, played with, taken to the vet, groomed, socialized and trained (if you want a good dog).

Having a puppy is like having a small child.  Don't underestimate the work and exhaustion.  It it worth it but you really need to want a dog for the right reasons.[/quote]

+1.  We got a pandemic puppy; I'll never get a puppy again.  It's not like having a baby: it's like having a willful toddler who still gets up at night.  I'm thrilled for those whose dogs slept through the night from day one: our 4-month old still gets up in the middle of the night at least once and is up for the day before 6am.  Every. Single. Day.  We have to watch her constantly because she chews everything.  We're doing distance learning and can't let the dog bark so crate training is hard.   All of our arms have bite marks from where she's nipped us.  She's super duper sweet, all of this is normal and we love her.  But I totally underestimated how much work it takes.  It's like I needed a maternity leave for the puppy.
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