Well, this new puppy stuff is harder than I thought. I am crying like a mother with a newborn. I feel guilt when I have to do stuff for the puppy and I want to do stuff for my older dog, Rapha. I am so worried about how Rapha feels I don't know what to do. I am trying everything that I read. I try to make sure Rapha knows he is top dog. Still little Gideon is so needy and very tiny and wants to be carried.

I am also feeling like I am not doing some of the things I should be doing to take care of the house. As a housewife, I do my best to keep my home clean and organize and that is hard with a puppy who cannot follow me from room to room like Rapha does. I feel guilty putting Gideon in the crate to do house work, but I know I have too.

And, if having less sleep, trying to house train a dog, and worry for the other week have is not enough, my in-laws are coming for a visit this weekend. The trip was planned long before tha puppy. In fact, the puppy was a surprise. (More on that later.)

Any suggestions will be very welcome. This has been tough. God Bless and thank you for listening.

Kristin