And if you live in harsh climate - it’s even worse. I don’t miss those walks on -30C…..

I got your video on my feed providentially while struggling across the WTFDIGI phase. I very much appreciate to see the messy, frustrating, extenuating side of raising a puppy because it places everything into a new perspective and helps embrace the chaos and enjoy both the process and the canine partner you’ve just got.

Im 1 month in and I really needed to hear this. Thanks man

I adopted a 6 year old Weimaraner as my second dog. It's overwhelming. He's never been trained so he is completely reactive running at every single thing that catches his attention. Zero impulse control. A wild animal more than a dog. I have wept every day. I'm lonely. I can't even buy groceries because he freaks out. I can't have a coffee at a cafe because he jumps on the table. I'm so angry with the last owners for making him like this and myself for deciding to clean up someone else's mess.

I had to euthanize my dog Jester after 10 wonderful years because he unfortunately developed cancer and I couldn’t bare to see him suffer. On a walk a couple years prior we found a stray kitten that grew up with Jester. Now I’d like to adopt a dog from a shelter but am unsure of how to determine if a dog is cat friendly? Anyone have any tips on how I could determine if a dog would be safe around cats?

My parents got me a dog for Christmas...I am stressed out and can't sleep. I had a dog pass away and I did want a new one...I don't know why I'm so overwhelmed 😢

Day 5 into my new puppy journey, I have 2 cats and are struggling with the whole situation. Every minute is focused on this dog not time from my cats which I love. Why did I do this 😢

7 months in and I’m struggling emotionally still

Yes, yes, yes. I am going absolutely nuts, can:t sleep, can't work, can't think properly. Gonna watch that video and see if it helps me a little 😔

I have been a dog groomer for 12 years and had 3 dogs as an adult. I felt like I failed all of them, especially the two I got as puppies. They were very difficult dogs their entire life. Reactive. Biting. One was aggressive. I made mistakes in their puppyhood before I became a groomer. After they passed from old age, it took me a year to get the courage to get another puppy. I had 12 years of knowledge now, but still that puppy phase is so important for the rest of their life I didn’t want to screw it up again. I finally got another puppy because the puppy fever was killing me. I named her Hope, because I had hope that I could try again and get the dog of my dreams. The first 3 days were awful. I definitely had the wtf did u do phase. I stayed consistent and now 8 days later she has learned SO FAST and has cut out many of the bad behaviors she was doing. She may develop new behaviors as she gets older but what you’re talking about needs to be talked about more!!!

The crazy part is she's not even that bad... I'm just stressed about not getting enough sleep because when she wants attention she wants if NOW and I've only had her for two days and I already want to give up... It's not what I thought it would be so thanks for this video.

I’m so glad I saw this!! This EXACTLY what we’re going through.

“Meet more than one dog”…. I would come home with more than one dog…. 😂

I have 1,5 year old Japanese chin mix and he is driving me nuts .He wants to meet and greet everyone and screams and pulls like crazy when he sees people.Any people.Good or bad. Was almost mugged once because of this lil idiot

I really wish I had found you before I returned my golden. I looked everywhere for help with all these things you just addressed and nothing helped us. I spent so much money and wound up frustrated and with a broken heart. I still miss here a year later and hope she found a good home that could afford the training.

I wish I had found you last year. We adopted a Golden Cream Retriever at 8 weeks old. We were not prepared for any of it even though I’ve raised lots of dogs (Labs). This one ruined me for the hope of ever owning a dog again. I almost pulled the trigger tonight and put a down on another puppy, but pulled back at the last remembering all the horrible things I went through with Juniper, and the pain of feeling I let her down when we returned her. We had her for 4 weeks before we took her back to the breeder. Her biting was the worst thing I’d ever encountered with a puppy before. I tried every trick I could get my hands on, and it would work the first time and then never again. She slept through the night for me after the first couple of nights, and was easily potty trained. She loved to play and learn, but her energy in the morning was beyond anything I’d ever seen. She would run at me and tear at my legs aggressively or jump and grab my hands and arms, growling, and ripping my clothes to shreds. I was a bleeding, crying, unhinged mess. She was a doll when she was sleeping, and that’s the only time I liked her. I have never owned a dog like her before. And I feel ruined. I want another dog because I love them, but I’m terrified of adopting another one. I can’t believe I couldn’t go through with a puppy for Christmas. How do I fix this? 😢

This doesn't happen with any other animal. Just dogs. It's almost like our instincts are telling us what a mistake this is and we just keep gaslighting ourselves into keeping these creatures for..... reasons. Dogs are the most returned and abandoned pet. There isn't kitten blues. There isn't bunny blues. Nor hamster, lizard ot bird blues. Man's best friend? Nah. They are the least compatible pet animal period. #DitchDogs

Im going on 6 months and its really starting to take ahold of my mental health. My house isnt my house anymore, he's destroyed everything, i even had to remove all my furniture, i no longer have a place to sit in my home. Im so over this. I made a huge mistake and all the shelters here are full, no one can help.

Man oh man !!! I SOOOOOO needed to find your videos !

I don’t know how you don’t have a million followers. This was the best video I’ve watched and actually made me feel good about this torturous experience. 😂

Ya FEEL me! 10 week old puppy blues 😂

Not getting a puppy but an older dog soon. Haven't even adopted and the stress is already there. I HATE how the anxiety is urning what's supposed to be a fun event into something difficult. My family's had dogs all my life. I fully know what I'm in for and I want a dog so badly but I'm still so stressed lol. Brains be funny things.

Great video. My friend just posted on Facebook how to speed up potty training for her 9 week old puppy. I don't think she was ready for a puppy. Dang......

Thank you

I NEED HELP !! My 4 month old female Boston Terrier has terrible Witching hour behavior almost every night. I have tried walking her 2 times a day once in the morning and once in the evening . I try to get her to nap in her crate during the day and once after dinner but nothing seems to help. She gets so wild , zoomies ( that doesn't bother me too much ) and biting and nipping ( that really bothers me) . She doesn't love going on neighborhood walks just yet and she can get VERY over excited by being in a setting with lots of stimulation...other dogs and unfamiliar surroundings. She loves people and during the day she is pretty much a good pup. Any suggestions would be appreciated. ! I give her chew toys, lick mat and sometimes that works but sometimes she's just unhinged. HELP !!! Should I try to play with her during that time , tug of war, chasing the flirt pole? I worry that doing those things will make her over stimulated and then she'll never calm down during the rest of the night.

I would watch a channel about your mental health journey. You're awesome man

Dude- this is what I'm talking about!!

Great tips. Here are some that worked for our toy breed companion purpose dog (not a working dog like a herding or guarding dog). After a month, we turned the corner on our four month old puppy. At first I was dismayed, thinking the pup just couldn't learn but then persistence with three minute training sessions every hour he was awake with lots of food rewards for every positive behavior we wanted, whether laying down ("good down" and treat) or doing command training, and tons of verbal praise and petting of his hind flanks and it eventually started coming together for him. Crate training made the biggest difference for our sanity and is so worth doing. You will hear protests but you can get through those with patience if you are able to let your pup know you are still around at first. I would just walk by without looking. Also tons of rewards for going outside worked great. Using the command "Potty" worked- there are a ton of videos about all this online- just do those and also learn dog body language so you can see signs of stress, etc. We also had zero tolerance of any biting. Would immediately say Ouch in a hurtful way and stop all play for around two minutes, repeat as needed and make a fist when playing with a pup- protects your fingers and they don't like it. He learned fast that any biting meany no play, no treats. Capturing is excellent for behavior training. You live with a treat bags around your waste for a couple of months and reward, reward, reward. Soon it is imprinted on their brain. I ignored negative behavior. Fed on a loose schedule with no food after 5 pm and bedtime at 9 pm. Always had water available and also set timers for pee and poop- AND always used the word Potty when going to and through the door we used to go do his business. Socialization- we also had the challenge of late arrival for socialization. We took it slow- no flooding through forcing interactions with anything or any other dogs. Drove to parks and just sat in the car watching people and other dogs come and go while feeding treats. I reserved half his daily food for high nutrition treats. Sometimes we did five minute sniffy walks. No leash training- just sniffy walks. After a couple weeks of listening to urban noises, seeing other people at closer and closer range, he became comfortable with sudden loud noises and a variety of people. Dogs when we were on a walk where a different matter- he was reactive, defense, growl and bark, not play bark even though he had a play buddy (relatives new puppy). I tackled that by feeding him treats as soon as I saw he saw another dog. After a solid two weeks of that several times a day, he now thinks seeing a dog is a happy thing and wants to meet or follow. I just repeat, repeat, repeat every training multiple times a day. Training is brain work and that is good for any dog.

Four years going on five, still completely stressed out, tbh I gave up hope it will ever stop being stressful. I barely have the energy for anything , I am through my daily ration of spoons somewhere between noon and three, so everything I have to do after that has me running on empty.

you sir are a saint. hes such a good, and calm little puppy, hes sleeping in his crate all night after 3 days (wakes up 3-4 times throughout the night to go outside and do his thing) but hes still only 8 weeks old so his bladder is small. BUT for some reason i have this undying feeling that im nuts and wtfwit. whenever he has his hour long burst of energy which seems to only happen when im about to eat or take a nap. i keep telling myself ill give it a week and if its not a good fit ill give him up, but you made me rethink that. just gonna push through and come out the other end with my dream dog/bestfriend

Thank you - I needed to hear this!!!

Wow thanks for this video. I have a GSP puppy and it's driving us crazy. Thanks for sharing your journey, it feels so reassuring and positive!

I have a 6 month old female Presa and she definitely goes into manic/dominant mode when overtired. The first time it happened I thought she was showing signs of being aggressive but this was absolutely untrue. She was just tired and cranky and letting everyone know it! I learned to recognize the signs well before she gets out of control and either remove her from play if we are playing with other dogs, put her into her kennel for a nap if at home, or give her a Kong with a frozen treat to redirect and calm her.

Great series. You’ve set my mind more at ease. Just lost my 16 year old 5-dogs-in-one mutt and can’t imagine there’s a better girl out there for me. But. I truly believe I must find a new best friend sooner than later. Thank you!

Oh hey, its discount/young Russel Crowe on his own KZbin channel!😅

Thank you for this 😊

Great video, I just got a puppy and puppy blues are very hard, whenever I get frustrated, I go on a walk with my older dog, it helps!!

People with kittens, you are allowed to feel this way too, I’m currently going through the horrible (in my opinion) phase of introduction of older cat to brand new baby, it’s hard, god it’s hard, and it sucks and I know you just can’t deal with the screaming anymore. Just remember something I was always taught when bringing a new animal home. Yes YOU are emotionally invested in this cat/kitten, but they are only living off of their instincts right now and ya they might act like they wanna bond and maybe they are in a way, but they really (especially in cases with babies) are just craving attention and don’t know how to get it without screaming or making a mess or whatever they’re doing that’s just pissing you off to no end. My Bee won’t let the new kitten out of her sights, door or no door, she’s almost always hissing. I felt like a horrible momma to my baby Bee yesterday and today, but wanna know what’s she’s doing right now, now that’s she’s calmed down a bit? Laying in her bed next to mine purring that she has mommas attention and presence. Cats, just like dogs, CRAVE attention, and no matter how you’re doing it, new first baby or introducing baby to other cats. All the cats what is attention, and it’s okay to give them all you got, you need that break, take it, let the cat stay in their room, shut that door, and take a break, go eat something, watch a (loud) movie or show. You got this! This cat momma with kitten blues has faith in you and herself to get though this god forsaken time!

Great video, I find a lot of clients get tired with managing their puppies after a few weeks. Often because they're not well set up in the first place. This is a really good video to help them understand where they're at and gives them some simple solutions. All puppy owners should watch this. I hope you get a lot more views than you have already. Cheers Nikhil K9 Care Obedience Training

My son died everybody said get a dog now I’m like do they fkn hate me!!!??? Now on top of grief I have this 😭 frustration and I’m losing my fkn mind! You don’t know how much this was needed 🤗

I feel like every type you described…thank you for your videos, thank you for helping me feel less alone

My pup was a NIGHTMARE on Wheels! Much like many other pups I imagine. At 6 months I heavily considered giving her up, so much so that I listed her online for free (no rehoming fee, just actually free) and signed her up for the next available no-kill shelter slot that was available. Well...I swear it was like she knew that this was it. She began to calm down! I received immediate interest for her within a day of listing her, but I held off. Then about a month later the shelter called and said they had a spot. 2 years later she is still with me. She's not easy, but nothing like she was, and I love her. I will never give her up!

I love your content. I’m going to adopt a dog. Not a puppy for sure.

This was more about what we are doing wrong and less about what to do...

I have a blue merle border collie but am under the impression I have the hyper of hypest dogs to have ever lived...and then she also broke a paw... it has been quite the rollercoaster but we are getting there. Your videos really give peace of mind. Thanks.

It's nice to hear this from an experienced dog owner. The progress isn't linear, some days its two step forward, one step back. Other days its one step forward, two steps back honestly. When i was doin research prior to getting my puppy, only ONE video i saw mentioned the stress/puppy blues. Not enough people talk about this.🖤

My 7 month old large golden doodle turns vicious, I’m so tied of being bitten, bleeding.

This is my therapy now, watching experienced dog owners tell me that this is just a phase and that I will have the Riku that I've always dreamed of. He may be a little monster right now, but once he grows up, we're gonna be inseparable. 🤍

My 10 month keeps digging holes I think he’s done !

Loved this! Exactly how I'm feeling right now .. I'm on day 13 but I think I see the light at the end of the puppy tunnel .....I hope!! 😬