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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone with anxiety and mild depression, I can’t tell you how much a puppy exacerbated those conditions. A puppy is every single day, every couple of hours when they’re younger and every single day, 3-4 times a day even when older. There is no I don’t feel up to it today when you’re down and the neediness and dependency of a dog really made my anxiety significantly worse. I had to do some major work on managing anxiety related to having a dog, which I’ve come through. But it was tough. [/quote]

Yikes- I can see that side too (for me, not my kid) which is why I am more into the older one. I don't mind walking the dog, feeding, taking it to places, and think once it settles it will be nice. It's the biting, aggressiveness and up all night that I don't want. A newborn seems easier-- at least I could stay in bed and nurse lol
Would you feel an older dog would have been much easier for you and your anxiety vs a pup?[/quote]

I do think an older dog would have been better for me personally than a puppy. Though I know older dogs have challenges too, of course, it was the absolutely constant need with a puppy that made me have daily anxiety attacks. For me personally, it was a bad decision. Because someone else asked, we got a rescue puppy - he’s a mix of beagle and lab, according to DNA. But honestly I don’t think it would have been any different with any puppy. Puppies are a lot. He is one year old now and still a lot. Actually the hardest age was like 9-12 months. And he’s still a lot - we take him on 3-4 walks or play dates or runs in the yard every.single.day plus a few little training sessions all throughout the day. It’s a lot. [/quote]

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