Ever Since Getting A Puppy With Her Boyfriend, Her Relationship Has Been Falling Apart, But She Is Not Sure If It Is Really Because Of The Puppy Or Something Else

After they first got their four-legged friend, they were unable to leave the pup alone for too long at a time. So, for the first few weeks, they did not go out much. According to her, though, this was not a huge switch from their normal routine.

“We were never the ‘go out every weekend’ kind of couple. Sometimes we had weeks where we literally did not leave the apartment to watch shows and play games. So, I never thought this would be a problem,” she revealed.

So anyway, all of these reasons culminated in her boyfriend ultimately blaming her for not outlining how difficult raising a puppy would be. He did accept partial blame for not researching the responsibilities and expectations enough.

Still, though, she claims that she told her boyfriend about the potential whining, potty mistakes, and more before they ever bought the pup. However, it appears that was not enough information for her boyfriend– even though she believed everyone knew caring for an eight-week-old dog was not necessarily a walk in the park.

Regardless, her boyfriend just ended up restating the ultimatum and saying he wanted his life back. So, from then on, she took over virtually everything related to their pet’s care.

She has since begun taking the puppy out for walks between five and six times a day as soon as the veterinarian cleared that. She also created a dedicated pee box in case her pup has an accident and has worked really hard on training her dog.

Now, she claims that the pup sleeps alone in the crate overnight, naps in the crate during the day, and does not whine anymore.

She and her boyfriend have also begun to go out to dinner every week and even go drinking on the weekends with friends while their pup stays at home.

“The only remaining issue is that the puppy started teething, so it bites, and the puppy does not behave very well when I am away since I am the only one that training the puppy,” she noted.

Despite that, though, she honestly thinks that she has done a bang-up job fixing much of the frustrations her boyfriend initially voiced concerns about.

To her surprise, though, her boyfriend still feels overwhelmed and even claims he cannot accept that life will not be the same as before they got the dog.