What nobody tells you about getting a puppy
So my boyfriend and I (mostly because I convinced him) got a puppy in January. We had been talking about getting a job but I’m impulsive AF so I went out and bought a puppy without much (any) preparation.
We came home with an 8 week old Boston Terrier puppy who was biting my leggings in the playpen (I should’ve known….)
So now that it has been 7 months of puppy parenthood, I’m going to share with y’all the things I wish I had known before bringing home this tiny monster who has become the love of my life.
- Puppies pee a lot… Like every 5 minutes a lot
- Puppies don’t housebreak themselves
- If your puppy has a crate that is too big for him, he will use one side as a bathroom
- Not all puppies are born nice
- Puppies don’t really like to wear clothes
- Some puppies refuse to poop in the snow
- Small dog syndrome is real
- You will only get a few hours of sleep a night your first few months with a puppy
- Once a puppy learns how to go up/down stairs it cannot be unlearned
- Some puppies can unzip purses and then eat all your gum- ps dogs can’t have gum
- A puppy who refused to learn to sit can turn his act around
- Puppy ice cream is to puppies what wine is to stressed out puppy moms (me)
- A rock solid relaionship will be tested, especially if your puppy is a jerk
- Dog trainers are a gift from God (shout out to Meghan at PetSmart in Hanover, MA)
- You will fall in love hard and fast and you will miss your puppy whenever you have to leave him
- Related: Doggy daycare is worth every penny (shout out to Emmy’s Barking Lot in Hanover, MA)
- Just when you think your puppy is done puppy-ing, he will do something like tear the cover off of your favorite book (this happened this morning)
- If you have a particularly cute and tiny dog, you will have to stop and talk to everyone on the street/in your building/everywhere
- Small dogs still take up so much space in bed. But it’s like having a space heater
- You will become a crazy dog parent
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