I recently got a little puppy and I lover her so much! I often am feeling "dog mom guilt" because she wants to play ALL. THE. TIME. and I just feel bad because I need to work and get things done around the house. I hate hearing her cry.
So cute! You definitely have to find other ways to amuse puppies. I suggest bullet sticks or Kongs with frozen yummy food in the middle of the Kong to start.
Omg 😻😻😻
She's adorable. Puppies have ridiculous amounts of energy, it'll happen whether you are giving them attention or not. The more you give her attention and give into the crying, the more likely they'll form separation anxiety. It's an education 😂 but completely envious of you!
@Wolfram So much energy….she wakes up and just sprints around the house in circles barking at the air 😅
@Tswiftsparkles Zoomies 😂😂
SHES SOOO CUTEEE😍😍😍😍😭😭😭
I agree with Wolfram . And just to add pets will normally make the adjustments whether you are with them or not and keep themselves entertained. Try to have favorite toys available especially when you are busy .
I get it. It's hard looking into the cutest face ever and feeling so guilty! Sending you and your pup love from me and my cat. 💕
Does anyone else experience this lingering fear and anxiety because they think they’re capable of hurting someone? It’s killing me. I feel like I’m such a danger. I feel like I’m a predator. I feel like this awful person and I can’t shake it. I want to carry on with my day but I can’t. I don’t feel like I deserve it. I feel like I’ve done awful things. I can’t stop crying.
Feel guilty for not giving into compulsions like rumination and confessing? I feel guilt for having an intrusive thought, trying to shrug it off or just giving it a few seconds of thought and moving along. This sounds like improvement but I still struggle with the anxiety and the guilt. The shame. I’ll be okay and then I’ll remember I have OCD and my stomach will drop and I just want to curl up and cry.
I don’t know why but today I feel so incredibly angry right now and I was so frustrated with everything including my two dogs. I didn’t hurt them or hit them or anything but I was particularly annoyed and angry when they were trying to get presumably a bunny or a raccoon from underneath the shed, so I had to pull my small dog away when he wouldn’t budge away from the shed and i couldn’t pick him up because I was not close enough. I feel bad because I know I love my dogs but oh my god I just get so annoyed with them and on top of them everything else I have to just shut down all day and the things I don’t understand. I feel like I’m going insane. I don’t want my dogs to think I don’t love them because i was angry and annoyed at them. I know they’re just animals and they love me and I love them. I want them to know I’m sorry for even getting mad. I wish I didn’t feel so angry and yet so disconnected at the same time. I’m terrified I’m an evil person or that I don’t love my pets or something. I started to hit myself and punch myself because I do that when I get over the edge angry. I don’t know why I feel angry. It’s a mix of anger and emptiness and I don’t want either of them especially towards my dogs.
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