New Puppy Parent Consults Doggo Owners Regarding Their Intense Emotional Attachment To The Pup, Turns Out It's Totally Normal

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    Font - Posted by u/Zealousideal_Sea8123 15 hours ago Is it normal to get overly emotional over your dog?
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    Font - I just came home from work and my puppy, which I got yesterday, was sitting in the garden. I hung out with him for a while and then got up to go back inside and he sat down with his head on the step looking up at me, and now I feel awful for leaving him outside on his own after being away from him for 6 hours already.
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    Font - I tried to bring him in with me but he didn't go much further than the door before going back outside. I'm probably just overwhelmed because this is the first time in years that I've had any amount of serious responsibility for anything, but I can't stop imagining him wondering where I am and when I'll come back. Am I just being overprotective because it's my second day?
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    Font - jjdactyl 12 hr. ago pom/chow/chi Sometimes I look at my pets and tear up because I don't know if they know how much I love them, and what if they don't know?! You're not alone.
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    Font - Downtown Raspberry404 10 hr. ago . When my partner and I went away for our first holiday since getting our dog, we spent the first 2 days looking at pictures and videos of him, and talked about how much we missed him the whole time Perfectly normal, don't worry about it!
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    Font - Donut Whole 9717 - 9 hr. ago Hey OP, on top of what everyone else has said, I think you should also know that puppies sleep around 18 hours a day. When you're not home, he's likely asleep. No harm no foul
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    Font - L colieolieravioli - 11 hr. ago If it's wrong I don't want to be right Also can't help it! 17 Reply Share Zealousideal_Sea8123 OP 11 hr. ago I'm loving all these reassuring responses. I've been living so safely for so long I forgot good things come at a price, but it's nice to hear from other people who know what it feels like. His puppy eyes worked well, I was crying earlier lol. I need a good nap
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    Font - BatmanInTheSunlight 11 hr. ago I recommend getting a doggie cam. Whenever I worry about my pup, I check the cam, and she's usually just napping and I feel better. Then happy butt wags when I get home.
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    Font - sungazer69 12 hr. ago . I do. Just thinking about how much I love them. How short their lives are. Etc. It's just love you're feeling and I'm so happy you have each other.
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    Font - nach_in 9 hr. ago I've been struggling woth depression for years now. My main issue is the lack of emotion all around, because it makes it impossible to engage in anything for long. Since I got my dogs, all my emotions have been resurfacing and I get emotional about them all the time. And I'm even starting to get emotional about other things too. So don't see it as a bad thing, enjoy it and use it to strengthen the bond with your puppy. Love is not supposed to be suffered, it's meant to b
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    Font - Betta_jazz_hands. 11 hr. ago Sometimes my dog will come over and put his head on my shoulder or my chest and I will just immediately start to get teary eyed. I'm an emotional dumpster fire on the regular but my dogs amp it up to a million for sure.
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    Font - Alternative-Bet232 10 hr. ago I work from home and have a roommate who loves snuggling with my dog whenever i'm gone. I miss my dog when i go take a 10 minute shower and he's not in the room. He's my baby!
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