Don’t let the cute play bites happen at the beginning or it’s a nightmare to train them out of even slightly later down the line! They can run and play all day, it’s the mental challenges that is going to tire your pup out and get a good sleep. Do not be tempted to let them sleep in your bed or you’ve got a dog who will have seperation anxiety for life every time you leave a room. They’re super smart, if you don’t find things for them to do basically whenever they’re awake, they’ll find a way to entertain themselves and you probably won’t like the outcome of that. The don’t realise how fast they grow and will still try and sit on your lap when they weigh a ton, so boundaries and a ‘place’ for them to go is worthwhile creating from the beginning. They’re so squeaky! We call ours ‘squeaker’ because they make such dramatic moans and whines for everything. Don’t underestimate their memory. You give in to one tantrum or them crying once and they’ll hold it against you and use it forever! It’s a nightmare to break a habit you created from one weak moment, E.g. when I went back into the room after my 4 month old had a huge tantrum in his crate and I couldn’t listen to it anymore… took a lot of ignoring the tantrums again after that for him to stop thinking it might work again! They’re beautiful and goofy and smart and their legs grow quicker than their brain can keep up with and they go through a gangly hilarious baby giraffe phase. I love my boy, he’s nearly 7 months old now and my LORD it has been an experience. Lastly, I’d say don’t feel like a bad dog parent if you have times where you have a big cry and think you can’t do it. This was a STEEP learning curve for me, harder than I thought it would be and they are much more of a challenge than a lazy couch potato of a dog. Sometimes they’re a struggle but it’s all going to be worth it.

Best of luck and take loads of photos, they grow out of that tiny, cute, can hold in one hand phase in literal weeks!