u/Due-Appearance2243

Here is my little boy after his first grooming session post the trip. We took him to Mussoorie by car, and it was so good. I really really suggest people getting a dog if they can afford it mentally, physically and ofc financially.

I see so many people on this sub, lonely, and genuinely broken. This would be my v realistic advice. My life has absolutely transformed.

I turned 26 a couple months back, and since 19 years of, I have only slept after 4am. More often 5am. My shifts allow it LOL. But oh boy, I have been waking up at 10am every single day from the past 80 days.

Initially I hated it, I regretted the decision. I am bachelor and it hit me how it would affect so many parameters of my life, but trust me, it is all worth it.

You go out and you see someone, looking at you so dearingly, so lovingly, wanting to just hug you, and that, that moment could fix everything.

I got a dog because of I was dead scared of dogs. I was someone so dependent with the wfh that I have been doing since 4 years now, I couldn’t walk the streets by myself due to the fear of dogs. My boyfriend from last 3 years would come to the car’s gate to get me if there were dogs around, which was almost all the time.

And look at me now, in just 2-3 months, I feel so independent of that fear, I can straightup pet indies now, but yes, only the lazy ones from the mountains LOL, regular dogs here do not scare me anymore though.

Please bless him you guys with the best health and mind! His name is Mellow. He says HII to all of you!

I already took him for a 7 hour road trip to a hill station at 3 months old. He did vomit once, but we got him checked before the trip, and right before leaving the station which was 2 days later. The final day was almost 12 hours in the car, and he did amazing as well!

I am so proud.

My entire day revolves finding ways of keeping him engaged with mental stimulation when he is awake. I just put some kibbles in paper sometimes and crush it into a ball and give it to him.

I have kongs, lickmats, snuffle mats, and other puzzles, and boy! He knows very well how to settle down by himself.

When I was at the hotel in the hill station, he was tired most of the time because he was having so much fun in the hills running and sniffing. He would settle in the tv area of the suite, where we would also lock the door to the bedroom area, he had his crate open on the sofa, with sofa being secured with huge cushions. He slept, just like the puppy he is, but so calmly every single time! He has always been very social, as I am bachelor with friends/flatmates and he is used to seeing new people all the time. He is terrified of other dogs and kids though, which I will be working on.

Some days, which are rare, he will just settle down beside me and watch the tv, other times I have to move him in his playpen+crate attached setup.

He isn’t prefect, but I think I train him alot! Positive re-enforcement all the time, along with 3-times a week professional training at home. Sometimes he is a straight up Pirahna, but I kinda have figured out what works for him.

Ask me questions if you are struggling with a new puppy, or just vent it here, trust me, I am hanging by a string at my job, I just cant focus enough LOL!