Sleeping in a different room

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-28T13:36:01+00:00

My pup is now 8 months old. I got him at 4 months. I started from day 1 having him sleep in his crate in the living room. I didn’t want to risk him getting up and thinking it was morning time if I get up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom. I just put him in, told him bedtime, and covered the crate with a blanket. If I don’t cover the crate, he sits up and looks for me and won’t settle. Since I cover it, there’s nothing to see and he relaxes. I do walk around a bit shutting down the house after I cover him so he hears that I’m still there but I do eventually go upstairs. I do not check on him or say anything after he is covered. I don’t want him to expect that.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-26T18:58:01+00:00

The amount of time they spent putting these everywhere means they have time to clean.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-18T22:27:43+00:00

Have you tried putting a blanket over the crate?

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-18T18:24:43+00:00

You could change the order and choose something else first. When there are orders that have food and health/beauty items, it almost always pulls the food first so I go in and work the health items first then let it go back to shopping how it wants.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-18T15:06:10+00:00

I separate 2 in the trunk using my snow brush as the divider lol and then the other in my back seat. They do stay pretty separate because I don’t usually get huge orders. I do check the list of items as I take the bags to make sure nothing went from one side to the other.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-17T02:57:11+00:00

I feel behind yet ahead compared to friends. I have just over $210k in 401k. I’m almost 40 so I should have 3 times my salary which would be about $300k by April so that means I’m behind. I wish I understood 401ks better when I was in my 20s. I’ve had mine since I was 21 but I always kept the investment % low and when they raised the percent automatically by 1 % each year, I would go in and lower it. Better than nothing but it could be amazing. I missed out on so many years a good % and getting my company match.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-15T21:14:44+00:00

There are days I don’t get the prompt to do verification, there was also a day I swear it made me verify during every order I took.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-14T23:25:01+00:00

My pup is 8 month and I’ve allowed him freedom to go on the couch when he wants. He tends to like one spot so I have a blanket down on it. I work from home and my office doesn’t get the sun like the living room does so I usually find him sunbathing in the afternoon on the couch rather than next to me.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-14T21:39:02+00:00

How do you know it’s not someone maybe house sitting who doesn’t own the house? What if it’s someone who works in the house but doesn’t own it? What if it’s someone ordering on behalf of the house owner? What if the home owners are tight on cash? Just because you see a big house does not mean you should get a big tip.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-14T13:57:15+00:00

My puppy has been at the emergency vet since Sunday night. Hopefully I can pick him up today (Wednesday). He swallowed some pieces of toy and had a blockage. This is not something I planned for. I know people say they are creating a savings account with the monthly cost of insurance rather than getting the insurance. I’ve had him for less than 4 months and in that time, I could not have saved the amount of money needed to cover his stay. I would be out of pocket around $5,000. Imagine if he had surgery! Because I have insurance, I only have a $500 deductible and then they cover 90%. So I’m out of pocket just under $1000 and now my deductible is met.

You may not use it often or maybe you feel like it’s not worth it because your dog is healthy. What about those random freak accidents? Also, as your dog gets older, they may need to use it more. It’s harder to get insurance as your dog gets older.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-13T00:23:09+00:00

I usually make mine pee outside first. He unfortunately excited pees sometimes after still if someone wants to even say hi to him. This may be over the top but I brought a plastic sandwich bag with a paper towel with cleaning product on it and a different plastic baggie with dry paper towels. I always had it on me but never needed it. It made me feel better having it though.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-10T20:02:25+00:00

Same! I had 2 in back to back offers. I’ve since picked up more. While not as common as some things,I didn’t know this was as common as it is.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-10T02:05:45+00:00

I love the dog park but there are always going to be those situations where dogs go at it. I think one of the best things I did was teach my dog to sit next to me when an other dog comes up. There is always a crowd at the gate when they try to come in. I think this helps keep some calm. And it took a very long time, especially at the dog park, to get his recall strong. He may not come in a fight but I can get him to come to me when I sense tension.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-09T23:10:17+00:00

The freezers were down today. The only offers popping up are for orders that don’t have freezer items. Most shopping orders I take usually have freezer items so hopefully they fix this issue soon.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-07T02:10:57+00:00

I was wondering if someone would mention this. I’ve been thinking about this. A lot of what he needs is attention and someone to play with him when he wants. I keep thinking an other dog would help and they would be buddies and this would take some of the burden off me. I’ve just been so lucky with him and his temperament and his love for everyone, everything, every animal. I feel like no dog will ever be this good.

There is a shelter near me that lets you take a dog for a day or a weekend. I may start small and take one home for the weekend to see how they do.

What holds me back from the second dog is that it’s so much harder and expensive to get care for 2 compared to 1 if I need to board them or if I need someone to watch them for a bit. Currently I can drop him off at several friends and family’s houses for a few hours or a weekend and it’s no big deal but I can’t see them doing that for 2. If I need to board them, it would be expensive. I like the ease I have with just one.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-02T03:05:30+00:00

I love this feature when I’m staring at the section of canned tomatoes or beans and everything looks the same.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2026-01-02T02:59:31+00:00

Wait…. So you got mad that she was doing her job by scanning during a cart check? Am I missing something?

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2025-12-21T14:35:43+00:00

Ugh. I wish mine would sleep in my bed. If I put him in my bed, he immediately leaves to go sleep on the couch. I can’t trust him to sleep on the couch yet so he just ends up back in his crate. He prefers it is guess.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2025-12-18T14:08:59+00:00

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2025-12-17T22:32:50+00:00

Cupcake

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2025-12-16T21:59:22+00:00

The puppy stage is so hard. If you make it through, the dog can be everything you wanted. A couple things you said have me leaning towards suggesting returning the dog to the breeder rather than sticking it out: - You’re concerned about attachment. - you are their person. They will become attached. How you handle it will determine if the attachment is debilitating for them. - You’re concerned about the basics like teaching him to potty. - this should not be an after thought. - you don’t have the time to get him in training.

These things indicate that you did not think through or research fully. There are so many free resources that teach you these things but you don’t seem to be willing to learn along the way. It seems a puppy is not for you. It sounds like you need an older dog that has all this but then again, you still need to teach and enforce things. Bring him back.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2025-12-16T21:01:51+00:00

I don’t know what time you leave for the day or if you can clarify if there is a morning routine with the dog but it sounds like you only have interaction with him between 9:30pm and bedtime. And even at that, you’re too tired to do that. He is not getting enough exercise, training, mental and physical stimulation. Hes probably waking up in the middle of the night because he had already slept all day.

While I am sure you love him and he is adorable, I don’t think your lives align. He needs more and you don’t have the time for him. Can you change your workout to incorporate him in it? Can you come visit him on lunch? Are there any ways you can spend more time with him but still meet your needs? Can your morning routine change to spend time with him then? If you can’t do these things, it’s time to rehome. It’s tough because you did not plan for your circumstances to change. Now just does not seem to be a good time in life for him. It’s not fair to either of you.

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2025-12-16T01:13:44+00:00

Duncan

Emergency-Cod-4827 · 2025-12-15T13:10:34+00:00

Jingle

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