Free Puppy Blues Survival Guide

I Got a Puppy. What Was I Thinking?!

A free survival kit for struggling puppy parents wondering if they’ve made a terrible mistake... and whether it’s too late to fix it

First, you get an instant download of our little ebook, I Got a Puppy – What Was I Thinking?! Meant to calm your nerves and stop your brain from slamming the ABORT MISSION, GET RID OF THE DOG ASAP button.

And then we’ll stick with you for the next few days, with a series of emails designed to help you make sense of what’s happening and figure out what to do about it.

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“I knew getting a dog would be hard work, but I was not prepared for THIS."

You wanted a best friend. Instead, you got a feral little creature who bites, pees on the carpet, terrorizes your children and/or other pets, eats rocks, and loses their shit when you try to leave them alone for five minutes so you can take a shower.

Somewhere around day three, you started asking yourself “WTF WAS I THINKING?”

Sound about right?

If so, welcome. You’re among friends. We made this for you.

This kit will help you:

Understand why this is so damn hard – and why a bad beginning doesn’t have to be the end of your story.
Realize why none of the training advice you found seems to work, even though you’ve tried everything.
Make sense of your puppy’s behavior so the biting, crying, “stubbornness,” and general chaos feels less intimidating.
Make life easier right now without turning every waking moment into a training session.
Stop obsessing over doing everything “right” and focus on what your puppy actually needs.
See a path through the despair and regret to the dog (and the life together) you were dreaming of

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Who are we?

We’re Erin Buvala and Jake Buvala, partners in life and dog training. We run the 3 Lost Dogs Academy: a online-based dog training company helping people all over the world raise dogs they love living with.

We know what it’s like to feel lost when it comes to our dogs and their “issues,” so we’re dedicated to helping other people find their way and get to the good parts of dog life.