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    Pawrent shares story of rowdy adopted shelter dog and his wholesome transition to become her resident couch cuddler and hike partner, says: ‘It is okay to feel overwhelmed. You’re whole life just changed.’

    You may have heard that adopting a dog comes with more than a few challenges, and the people who have told you that are not wrong. But where they are wrong is in their perception that those challenges only serve to make your life tougher, this pawrent explains just how those challenges made her life infinitely better and brought her closer to her darling dog.


    Doggo adoption is a hot topic and one that is filled with contention for all sides. Many people experience a strange form of push back from people in their close circles when initially announcing that they will be adopting a dog. Receiving unsolicited advice about their finances, living situation and future vacation choices. Then there can also be difficult rescues and shelters who needle and prod so much and so deep that you end up feeling that they do not even want to let someone walk out of there with a dog under their arm. And all that comes before the trials and tribulations of getting used to your dog and your dog getting used to you. It is overwhelming. But just because it is so intensely emotional, does not mean that it should not be done, after all giving a pupper in need a furever home is a noble quest and what quest is complete without some challenge?

    So to help you along your prospective quest or to calm your concerns about the quest you are currently one we are proud to share this story with you of a pawrent and the process she had to go through while adopting her pupper. Because in the end, every bit of moaning, micromanaging and misery is worth the bond that you create with that glorious four legged friend.

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      "Every weekend, we hike for miles in the mountains."
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      Hey everyone! I turned to this sub many times while I was looking to adopt, during adoption, and after adoption so I
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      thought I would post an update to bring to light the process of adoption. Before adoption I had been looking for months for a dog.
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      Everyone in my life wanted to remind me of the commitment it took. I didn't save that much money up, a couple hundred and
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      I eventually came across a dog's photo on the shelter page and decided to just swing by and check him out. I fell in love.
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    • It is amazing how many people will give you their opinion free of charge when you suddenly decide to bring a dog into your life. All of a sudden people prod and poke at all sorts of points in your life that have never interested them and should be of no interest to them as they are a part of your life and not theirs. But the only thing that matters when it comes to adopting a doggo, is that your heart is in the right place. If you are putting your heart first and willing to do whatever it takes to support your pupper, then everything will work out in the end. Ignore the nay sayers.

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      After adoption | (not surprisingly) got very overwhelmed. The very first time I had to leave the dog, I left him crated and when I went home for lunch, he had
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      dug his way out and tore up the carpet in the process. I was "completely-in-over- my-head" feeling for at least three months. And if I am being honest, I still
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      feel the cloud of responsibility over me, but that is an OKAY feeling. It is okay to feel overwhelmed. You're whole life just changed. The
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      routine will be different. No more can you just go out for dinner or take a vacation without considering what to do with he dog. It's stressful, but for me, I just developed a new way of thinking.
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      For example, we took a trip to San Diego. We had been many times before but this was the first time with a dog. So the new plan required us to take a
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      few extra steps. We found a dog friendly hotel. We found dog friendly restaurants and breweries. And overall centered our focus of what we could do with our dog by our side. It
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    • We wholly support this advice. A dog does not need to be an impedance upon your life. The idea is to add to your life. So instead of thinking that every time you want a holiday you need to spend extra money on a kennel service for your pupper, just book a holiday that can include your pupper. After all, you brought them into your life in order to enrich it and make it better, so why would you want them to miss out on a vacation where you have unlimited time to spend together and enjoy those precious moments. 

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      made going to this familiar place a whole new adventure and very rewarding. There are days when he gets into the
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      trash or I have to spend extra money on him for vet or day care bills and I feel angry but then those rewarding moments when you snuggle up and it all
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      melts away. I do believe I have been more active since getting him. Hiking is so exciting with him. Every weekend, we hike for miles in the mountains.
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      It has been a full year since I have had my dog. I don't regret it. I still feel overwhelmed. But I know that I am
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      doing my best to give this dog everything I can. I just wanted to make a post in case any other potential
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      adopters are out there or if you have already adopted and you're feeling overwhelmed.
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      lari... You chose such a majestic pup! Great advice. My two huskies are so easy. Now. I have
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      forgotten, maybe on purpose, what huge challenges they were in their early years. :) I wish we had mountains to explore, and
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      that vacation sounds awesome.
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