dog situation

[urania]

Sooo, yesterday I got a dog from the shelter and she's really cute and nice and precious, but somehow this is stressing me out so much. :(
She barked twice during the night and that really isn't allowed to happen when you live in a flat. :( And then when I took her shopping today she barked the whole time she had to wait outside. When you live her alone in the flat/a room, she whines a lot. And she seems scared of our kitchen.
I just... I feel so bad and anxious that she would be better of somewhere else and what if I'm a shitty dog owner. I've been so stressed all day today that I can't even eat anything. Argh, I'm just so unsure now. Now we're still in the trial phase, so she isn't my dog yet, and... I just don't know. :( I might have to take her back, and I just feel horrible.

Comments

[luna-glass-wall.livejournal.com]

You've only had the dog a day, right? She's probably nervous and unsure of her surroundings, and afraid of being left alone, hence all the barking. If she doesn't start acclimating, or continues to bark constantly after acclimating, then it's not the right environment for her, but I wouldn't take one day as being indicative of whether you should keep her or if you're a bad dog owner :)

[urania-chan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just one day. I'm just stressing so much right now, I can't even eat. :( So I'm just really unsure whether I actually can own a dog and then I think she would be much better off somewhere where people can properly care for her.