Hello everyone, Please help us. A bit about us first.... we are a couple who own a two bed house with a garden, that backs on to a park. No other pets. I own two horses, one I've had for 9 years and the other I bought as a weanling who is now 3. We have yearned for a dog for years, we both love them. We agreed we both wanted one together and now we have our house thought now was the perfect time. He works 5 days 9-5 and I work 4 full days. We arranged a professional dog walker who will walk any potential dog on the days we work, along with us walking them before and after work. We decided a puppy was too much, so looked at giving an older dog in a sorry situation a home. We found a poor rottie boy, who is 1, advertised. He ticked all the boxes like able to be left, crate trained, good around dogs and people etc etc. We went to see him and he was lovely, so we went back again two weeks later to see him on a walk. We agreed to have him. We brought him home yesterday and I am totally overwhelmed by it. I feel like we've made an awful mistake and can't get over the huge responsibility. My partner feels the same. He is naturally terrified and really clingy to us, won't take his eyes off us. He slept in the kitchen last night and was brilliant, and aside from being a bit boisterous , he hasn't done a lot wrong. We just both feel sick inside that it is too much for us and we miss the peaceful house and life that we had. Today is day two. Is this normal? How do I stop this feeling? At the moment, I have no emotional attachment to him, which o also felt my my horses at the start. I haven't eaten since Saturday lunch time and keep trying to be sick because of my anxiety. Someone help us. I know my partner feels the same.
02-12-2018, 04:14 PM
Please help us - first time owners rehomed a rottie
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