An anxious mom raised a smiley little angel

Not sure if anyone else went through this, but when I got my dog, I was so anxious. I remember the day I brought him home, I was Googling literally everything: how long dogs sleep, how much exercise border collies need, what to do if they don’t feel like moving, you name it.

I was basically stressing over every tiny detail and following every “dog care rule” to the letter. But after a while, it started making me miserable. I was constantly worried about him, and it even messed with my own life.

Then I decided to chill out a bit. I stopped weighing his food every day, stopped timing our walks, and just started watching him, how he acted, how he felt, instead of obsessing over what the internet said.

Fast forward five years, and I’ve realized something big: when you stop being anxious as an owner, your dog becomes a lot happier too.