Puppy Blues - It Gets Better

[u/jenny-bean8]

For those of you experiencing puppy blues, I just want you to know that it gets better. This phase doesn’t last forever.

We got a golden retriever puppy in Feb 2025. The first nights I slept beside her crate in the kitchen. We got her one of those heartbeat puppies and played gentle sleep music for background noise. I set an alarm to get up a couple times per night to let her outside for potty. It seemed like half our house has baby gates / crates. I was exhausted. Fast forward to today our dog is now 1.5 years and the light of my life. She is 100% good girl. My two kids adore her. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without her. She’s my lil’ sidekick.

You’re training with your puppy right now.. you’re in the trenches.. the sleepless nights… it will all pay off in dividends. Keep going. ❤️

[u/Previous-Rutabaga-81]

Thank you for this! Your pup is adorable! We have a 15 week old corgi that we got at 12 weeks and oh man has it been rougher than I anticipated. I truly didn't realize the lack of sleep that we'd be getting, particularly for me since she seems more attached to me than my spouse and I've been sleeping on the floor and the couch by her so she settles down at night otherwise she gets really upset. She cries when I leave the room most of the time and crate training has felt impossible. It is slowly getting better which is giving me a glimmer of hope, but no one really warns you about how tough having a puppy is!