I adopted two puppies on July 13th of last year, brother and sister. They had had their tales docked, and they were found by a friend of my manager at the time just wondering the streets. No owner could be found and they had no collars. They were the cutest things I’ve ever seen, and I took them in instantly. They got along great with our older dog, and I fell in love with them.
Fast forward to now, I feel like I’m being a terrible “parent”. I am just now getting them both spayed and neutered, after the girl pups first heat. Our male dogs went absolutely insane. Will there be any complications because I waited so long instead of getting these surgeries done ASAP? I just didn’t have the money... I also haven’t been giving them any of their monthly medicines like I should be since the end of their last puppy boosters. I’ll get on that ASAP, but I just feel awful, and am worried that they may be sick in some way because I haven’t been giving them medicines like I should. (I worry about things like that.)
I now have a really busy schedule. I wanted to take these pups out with me in nature, I wanted to walk them every single day, I wanted to train them and raise puppies like I had always wanted. They were gonna be MY dogs and they were going to be my best friends. Now, I work overtime at a full time job, and the two days I have off I have school. My weekends are free, but normally I’m too exhausted or have to catch up on personal things to keep myself organized and healthy. I don’t feel like I have any time at all to give them the love and affection they deserve. I do still live with my parents, who have been super helpful with me keeping them, but my dad and little brother work and have school during the day. My mom works night shifts, so she’s there with them during the day, but she also has to sleep. Now with them both being sexually mature enough, we’ve been having to keep one locked up and the other outside, and I feel horrible.
How can I come back from this? Are they still young enough to train and teach? Will they suffer from behavioral issues or problems because they’ve been locked up so much as puppies? Because I haven’t lived on them as much as I know I should? Any tips on how I can balance my schedule? I really, really love these dogs. I want to keep them. But, I want them to be happy too.
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