I wanted a cat but we saw someone had German Malinois they were giving away. I figured that’s a pretty active breed which would be good for me since I’m attempting to lose weight. My dad raised me around his German Malinois who was the sweetest most active boy ever so I figured I knew what I was getting into. She’s so sweet and I love her so much. 7-8 times out of 10 I get her to go potty outside, but those few times I miss it she gets in so much trouble with my mom, who yells at her. I think I just need to have patience with her because she’s only a little puppy and I misread her signals all the time. It’s not her fault and she’s trying her best. My mom on the other hand thinks I need to yell more. I understand being strict, but yelling is something I don’t want to do. I already accidentally kick and throw her when she bites a little too hard, I don’t want to just yell and hit. She’s just gonna be like this until she’s older and even then she’ll still be a handful. I have her on a schedule for going potty. Every half hour we (are supposed to) go outside. Now I don’t always have the time because I’m in school but I try my best. I genuinely think that the schedule is working and that eventually we’ll be okay. Although I am diagnosed with major depressive disorder and that probably affects how I’m raising her. I couldn’t take failing her earlier and was crying my eyes out. My poor girl just wanted to play but then she was comforting me. She should be able to play without someone crying because they’re not good enough. Am I screwing her up? Should I give her to someone who will treat her better?
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