I absolutely love my furball whippet of 12 weeks called Leia but sometimes she can be so much.
Most days I rarely get more than a couple hours to eat, hygiene and "relax".
I'll be honest I've had moments in which I'm worried this is how she'll be forever eating everything from wires, clothes, shoes the whole lot!! And feel like rehoming her.
Luckily I do at the same time know this is the sleep deprivation and stress talking than me, in the end of the day I love her and she has improved a lot of my life in many ways.
I hope one day when she's more calm and relaxed I'll look back with a smile and laugh.
Raising a puppy can be hard, really hard. Many of us have been where OP is right now: overwhelmed, exhausted, and wondering if they made a mistake.
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It gets better. At 16 weeks it was like a switch flipped on my whippet and a lot of stuff got WAAAY better (and then more tissues popped up... But overall it's so much better than before)
That makes me feel a lot better lol.
I bet I'll look back on this as if it was easier during her first heat cycle.
Youāll get a break for a bit then the teenage drama strikes in a couple months and lasts for a while. Iām in the middle of it now. Schedule is fine, I can sleep and actually leave the house but the training and obedience goes down the toilet during this time. So the stress is up but at least Iām fed and showered now unlike a few months ago.
Aa long as I get more than 4 hours sleep a day ill take it lol
Crate or pen in secure areas so you get a break! Very important to avoid separation anxiety, especially since whippets are so prone to it, and also to give yourself a break while they are safe. I have a nighttime crate and a daytime playpen full of toys for when my currently 9 week old whippet puppy needs to be somewhere safe when I can't watch him like a hawk. He already has learned my soft negative/stop that cue and stops immediately. Basically you need to catch the first time they chew on something and stop them, sometimes twice. They are smart- if you stop them, they know to stop. If you let them do it once, it is fair game and they will keep chewing. That is why it is important to set them up for success from the start.
Sometimes she's 5o smart for her own good lel