Hi, Thank you for letting me join the forum. We bought home Winnie last Monday (28 Feb) and have had her for a week. I lost my husky after 14 wonderful years and me & my husband decided on a Labrador. We’ve had her a week & we’re doing ok, I have major self doubts in my ability to raise this girl. Everyone I speak to says you raised an amazing husky you can do this. She sleeps through, I come down between 2:30-3am for potty & she is dry when I come down at 6:30am. We then go straight out & she goes potty, accidents are few and I have learnt to read her signals well. Crate training is going well, she will go in with or without treats & stays & I am increasing the time the door is closed. and we have a playpen for when I need to do all the housework. She’s only in the pen twice a day for up to an hour, she sleeps once over the grumps. She’s a bit nippy but we all say no, remove our hands & she seems to be understanding it. I know there is a long way to go with it. Basically I guess I’m asking for reassurance that I’m on the right track & I can do this. Helen x
Hi Helen, welcome to the forum You ARE on the right track, and you CAN do this! After all, you did raise an amazing Husky In all seriousness, it sounds like you're doing everything right. And having a puppy is just hard - it's a shock to the system, and it feels like a very long stage while it lasts. But it does pass, and you just need to keep going. With hindsight it will seem very brief, but I realise that never feels like much consolation when you're still in the thick of it. Hang in there. You might also appreciate this post about the puppy blues on our main site.
