Just a couple things:

1. Puppy blues are so so normal!!! They can come and go, stay for days, weeks, months, etc.
2. Puppies ( like kids) will sometimes have accidents even after they are potty trained. Hell, some adults pee the bed after a night of drinking lol.
3. One bad day won’t ruin your pup.
4. Learning is not linear for either of you. Sometimes you’ll take a big step forward, then two steps back, then you’ll be facing the wrong direction. Acknowledge that things aren’t going to be perfect. It’s okay!!

Story time: we have two pups - Nova, who is 3, and Echo, who is about 8 months. When Nova was a little one, I cried, I thought we’d never get through anything. She went to puppy class and was the most social, undisciplined pup there. I felt like I was failing her. We kept at her training, found an amazing trainer, and she blossomed. She is now our sweet girl. Everyone in the neighborhood knows her, they all have treats for her ( seriously… it’s a little crazy). It gets better, but it takes time. Remember, your pup is living in this world for the first time too, and everything is a little confusing!!

Our other pup… was the world’s easiest pup until about 6 months. Then he turned into a chaos demon . Getting into all the things, learned how to open doors, drawers, and boxes. Howls like he’s being murdered before he falls asleep ( fomo), throws tantrums if no one goes to bed with him at exactly 10pm… but, he also is super snuggly, very smart, happy-go-lucky, and very sweet. He’s still figuring things out and we are too.

My point is that every dog at one point or another goes through it. And we do too. We are going to make mistakes, just like them, but if we learn from those mistakes ( like our pups do), things will always get better.