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[quote=Anonymous]I can totally see this. For the first two years of our dog’s life, I regretted ever getting her. It was so hard. She is currently four years old and I ADORE her. She is amazing. I don’t know what to tell you, other than most dogs settle down once they are a few years old. At least I think they do. It did help for me to set a routine when she was a puppy- focused time on her (playing, walks, training etc) then “downtime” for her afterward. Repeat all day. Downtime would occur in the crate when very young, and then in a quiet comfortable room/space after that. She did not have free run of the house 24/7 when she was a puppy, nor was I willing to focus on her 24/7 (and dogs do not require that, IMO). If I had something to do and didn’t want her underfoot, or had guests etc- time for her downtime. I didn’t read all the replies but your DH/family should be helping as well. DH and I traded off, and the kids helped also. Doggy daycare was not feasible for us but some enjoy it- or maybe a dog walker? Also - our dog has always been very well treated. I WFH, DH also spends time with her daily, several walks a day, weekly long hikes etc, the kids play with her daily-she gets tons of attention. But it is normal to frustrated and it is ok to set boundaries and put the dog away to rest when you are otherwise occupied. [/quote]
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