People hardly talk about how puppies are as difficult as they are cute.
I brought Matilda home on the morning of September 25, after meeting her for the first time in the parking lot of an SNR. She was 8 weeks old and a tiny little thing, easy enough to pick up and carry with one hand.
At this time, I found myself reaching out for my anti-anxiety pills more often than I wanted to. Every time I did, I saw myself facing the dreaded question: “What have I gotten myself into?” followed by the other dreaded question “What if I just give her away?” followed by even more tears as I looked at Matilda and she looked back at me innocently with no clue that I was actually considering removing her from my life.
She’s going longer without having pee or poo accidents. She’s eating regularly and growing at a healthy rate for a pup her age. She’s mastered several commands , including “sit,” and “stay,” and is on track for mastering the all-important “poop.” She sleeps longer through the night and is learning to entertain herself when we’re busy.
If I’m being 100% honest, if I had known all that, I would have passed on getting a dog at this point in my life. The commitment-phobe in me still prefers freedom over the warmth of a little life that I am now responsible for.
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