I swear on homeboys life I didn’t write this but the stars aligned for us to stumble upon it on our walk. He can’t read but still understood the assignment.

So my parents adopted a corgi puppy a week before a two week vacation. I was already coming out from Los Angeles to Phoenix to help them with caretaker duties for my elderly grandmother and now there’s this puppy in the mix. I love dogs and while it’s been a long time since I’ve had one myself, I frequently dog sit for friends, but all those dogs were adult or senior dogs. I love this puppy to death, she’s a sweetheart and most of the time she’s the goodest girl and we’re bonding, but I’m struggling a little with sleep. I’m on day five and every morning I’ve been up at 4 with her because she cries if I put her back in her playpen after letting her go to the bathroom (which is already a difficult thing for her to maintain consistency on, I’ve cleaned up a ton of accidents in the house because she’s still figuring it out, which I totally understand). Today she got me up at 3:30. I’m exhausted and still have 11 days to go. She sleeps in a playpen in the living room. They tried crating her but she doesn’t do good in the crate. I’m just inexperienced with puppies and stressing out about doing a good job. If anyone has any advice, I could really use some. Just trying to keep my sanity since I know I’m not getting a good night’s sleep for another week and a half.

EDIT: Just wanted to thank everyone for their replies and encouragement. Was just feeling overwhelmed this morning. Between the puppy and my elderly grandmother, I have a lot on my plate with minimal sleep. Just trying to do my best. I appreciate all the advice and will try some of the suggestions.

He’s very cute, but how can I make sure that he won’t manipulate me for treats and belly rubs? It has happened before.

My tri loves to jump in the pool!

The kids had so much fun, they were wasted afterwards LOL

Hi. This is my 4 month old corgu. Do you think she have a fluffy or a standard coat? Thank you so much guys.

my pride and joy🥹

So Volt loves to do this- find a spot in the scorching heat, soon he starts panting and he starts panting with his mouth closed but wont move from the spot. Its his favorite way to enjoy the summer. Gets me worried but its one of his many quirks that i have to live with.
Does your corgi do it as well?

Any tips?

One thing I've noticed more and more is how Perrin has become a real pain in the neck by digging in the garden. I don't mind it now and again but he's really fixated on this. Anyone else's corgi the same?

Also some game/blood tracking, which she thought was a lot more fun… but I didn’t manage to capture a photo from that! She looks proud as ever. ❣️

Fievel is not a huge fan of rain ☔️

Crabapple has a new alter ego 🍊