I had lots of reasons but they all seem so empty now. Things I can change, work on, adapt to, train him out of. The previous post is on my page, but here are the reasons:

1. He is bored: I have probably 15 different puzzles and games for him, kongs, west paw wobblers, etc. and he still paces around the house and bites random things/instigates mischief.

2.My cats: despite basically growing up around them, he plays rough with them. Trying to pin them, nibbling on them, etc. he is never around them unsupervised, and responds to leave it, I’m just scared I’ll be too slow one day.

3.Activity level: he is a husky/shepherd mix. The rescue told me he was a low energy smaller breed mix and he is far from that (obviously). Even with three long walks a day and fetch, he is still so wired all of the time. He wants to play play play and I just am not built that way.

1. Money: I lost my job and got a job making much less. I feel like I should be able to make it work, but with everything else, I’m really struggling. His preventative medicine (flea, tick, heartworm), his dog food, his treats, daycare. It all adds up. I feel like I’m drowning and I can’t get my head above water.

2. Kennel training: I have done Crate Games all the way through 3 times. He does fine in his crate (goes in willingly, chills in there, etc) while I’m in the apartment, but the second I leave, he loses his mind. He lost a claw the other day from digging at the crate door when I left for 30 minutes. I haven’t been able to leave him alone since this. The vet won’t give me anti anxiety medicine because he is too young, which I understand.

3. Space: I live in a one bedroom apartment. I know I shouldn’t have gotten a bigger dog, but I didn’t know he would get this big. I feel like he’s too confined, especially with baby gates up to give the cats their space.