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[quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks for all the great suggestions! I am glad to hear that some people have gone through this transition and come out ok. Additional walks and daycare seems like a no-brainer I know, but honestly those things are expensive! With trying to anticipate baby expenses (we still don't really have any idea how much extra we are going to be spending each month) it is hard to imagine planning in another 100+ on top of what we already spend on the pup. But I realize that there just might not be other options.

The nearest dog parks are a few miles in each direction, so a trip to the dog park will involve a 10-15 minute car ride. There also aren't other off leash options nearby.

We haven't had much success finding a good puzzle toy to keep her busy. She just wants to chew everything up. Suggestions would be great!
Also, any tips on getting her to wait longer between trips outside? This is something that surprised us as well because what we heard from people was that by 1 year she should be able to hold it a few hours. We know she can because she is fine during the day (with a walk) and over night, but when we are home she runs to the door every hour to hour and a half. We have tried ignoring her a couple times and ended up with accidents after too long. Luckily she is not a barker or much of a whiner, but its still hard to know if she really needs to go or just wants to play.

8:38 - You said that you see people going through this and getting rid of their dogs a lot. What do you mean? Do you work at a shelter?[/quote]

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