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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like a puppy!  I'm sorry you had surgery and hope you recover quickly, OP!  How mobile are you - able to play fetch in the house? Able to hold a bag of treats to do some training? Puppies can drive you crazy even in the best of times, I totally get it.  They are adorable and fun, but yes also crazy hard.Is there anyone else in your household, if not you definitely need hire someone to play with that puppy a few times per day and get the energy out whether it's a professional dog walker or a neighborhood teenager.  Depending on your budget can anyone take the puppy to a daycare two days a week to get it out of the house, socialized and worn out?

Don't feed the puppy in a bowl, prep all meals in kongs so they will take longer and keep busy.  When our lab was a hot mess of a puppy, a measured out portion of kibble filled two kongs.  We'd mix it with pumpkin or nonfat yogurt and freeze them.  Suddenly each meal took 15-20min instead of 2min.  I highly recommend this method with any puppy or dog that eats quickly.  If the puppy is still eating 3x/day that's an extra 45-60min that you him occupied.

Unfortunately because you're incapacitated this may be a problem that in the short term you need to throw some money at.[/quote]

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