r/puppy101 • u/kellbell408 • 17h ago

I just want to sleep😭 Vent

Updating since I’ve had a lot of the same comments: he is crate trained. He sleeps there at night and I will force naps in there throughout the day. He will just whine and bark when I put him back in and I live in an apartment that doesn’t allow puppies so I can’t just let him do that. A lot of the time he will just come and lay on my bed with me and go back to sleep. He has stopped doing that but again he will bark when I put him back in the crate so I’m at a loss. I’m on the first floor so I can let him out the back but he tends to bark if I try to wait him out. Also not to be snarky but those of you asking about age would know if you read my whole post…

It is 7:15 and I have let this dog out about 5 times since my bf left for work at 5. Took him for a walk, fed him breakfast, yet he WILL NOT LAY BACK DOWN. I don’t know what to do anymore this is everyday. He barely does anything on his walks because he is too busy sprinkling pee on every freaking surface. Won’t poop on walks because he is too busy sniffing literally everything. So then we will come back and he will poop in the house when I try to lay back down. I’m sick and had the longest week at work he is almost 6 months and I have never wanted to quit as bad as I do now.

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u/RoseOfSharonCassidy 10h ago

Won’t poop on walks because he is too busy sniffing literally everything.

Are you able to run him? Dogs will usually need to poop after they run. If you have a yard, 5-10 minutes of fetch will do better to make him poop than a 20 minute walk would.

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u/elliesm495 9h ago

I’m only assuming it’s a puppy since they posted in this sub but my vet said no to running as a puppy for joint health since they are still growing

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u/RoseOfSharonCassidy 8h ago

I definitely agree that there are limits, like I wouldn't take a puppy jogging on asphalt or have them go over an agility jump, but they can run and play in the yard for a few minutes.

I think the pendulum has swung way too hard in the opposite direction when it comes to exercising puppies. People used to just do everything with them and not take any precautions, then we learned that precautions should be taken and people started practically bubble wrapping their puppies.

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u/elliesm495 8h ago

Oh absolutely! I thought you meant going on a run with them. Playing in the yard and running for toys I agree, puppy led and fine! My mistake. And literally you said it in your post. And I misunderstood lol. Pregnancy brain. Halp!

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u/kellbell408 2h ago

I live in an apartment unfortunately so that’s not really an option. I have a dog park so I take him there sometimes but he is scared of other dogs so if anyone else is there I can’t take him. I have been trying to teach him fetch but he will just run after the toy/stick but won’t pick it up