PPAD
I have PPAD. Post Puppy Adoption Depression. I want my life back!
We knew what we were getting into, and Shan is a great co-puppy parent, but... It really is worse than a baby, the only bright spot is that we can put him in his crate and go grab a drink at the bar for an hour or so. Can't do that with a baby.
Otherwise, it is going great. He's getting soooo big! The only command that he responds to is, "Sit" he is able to associate it with something good. He choses to ignore "come" and his name. Of course, at this point his name is basically, "NO! NO!" and "No bite! No bite!"
I'm just so glad we equally wanted a dog and it isn't getting shoved onto one person more than the other. With Shadow, our old dog (she's literally going grey), Shan wanted a dog and I didn't. While I took her out and fed her when it came to the icky jobs I could always say, "She's not my dog..." We don't do that with Bo. We both fucked up there. What the hell were we thinking?
It's funny with labs, they have to be one of the WORST (i.e. hyper, chewing, biting) puppies out there, but once they get older they are one of the most gentle breeds out there. We'll get there some day. Only two more years to go...
We knew what we were getting into, and Shan is a great co-puppy parent, but... It really is worse than a baby, the only bright spot is that we can put him in his crate and go grab a drink at the bar for an hour or so. Can't do that with a baby.
Otherwise, it is going great. He's getting soooo big! The only command that he responds to is, "Sit" he is able to associate it with something good. He choses to ignore "come" and his name. Of course, at this point his name is basically, "NO! NO!" and "No bite! No bite!"
I'm just so glad we equally wanted a dog and it isn't getting shoved onto one person more than the other. With Shadow, our old dog (she's literally going grey), Shan wanted a dog and I didn't. While I took her out and fed her when it came to the icky jobs I could always say, "She's not my dog..." We don't do that with Bo. We both fucked up there. What the hell were we thinking?
It's funny with labs, they have to be one of the WORST (i.e. hyper, chewing, biting) puppies out there, but once they get older they are one of the most gentle breeds out there. We'll get there some day. Only two more years to go...