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Prasad Kamat Jun 24, 2025

Wendy Lyons Sunshine, MA, is the author of Tender Paws: How Science-Based Parenting Can Transform Our Relationship with Dogs and co-author of The Connected Child and Raising the Challenging Child.

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Prasad Kamat Mar 26, 2025

Be up front and frank with each other about the space, time, schedule, and financial resources needed to offer a good quality of life for a puppy or dog—not just for that first cute month or three, but until they’re old and gray.

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Can Your Relationship Survive Co-Parenting a Dog? | Psychology Today

Are you and your partner itching to bring home a puppy or dog? First, remember that living with a dog can be like parenting a toddler—one who never fully grows up and moves out.

Prasad Kamat Dec 26, 2024

Who will be “on duty” for vet visits, house training, morning potty breaks, and foul-weather walks?

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Can Your Relationship Survive Co-Parenting a Dog? | Psychology Today

Are you and your partner itching to bring home a puppy or dog? First, remember that living with a dog can be like parenting a toddler—one who never fully grows up and moves out.

Prasad Kamat Oct 27, 2024

We glimpse an impossibly cute puppy or a beautiful specimen of a breed and suddenly long to make impulsive decisions.

#PartnerItching #BringHome #FullyGrows #Wellthypods #Wellbeing #WendyLyonsSunshine #InitialAdrenalineRush #LuxuriousFurCoat #FrequentJointProblems #HuggablePlushToy #wellthypods

Can Your Relationship Survive Co-Parenting a Dog? | Psychology Today

Are you and your partner itching to bring home a puppy or dog? First, remember that living with a dog can be like parenting a toddler—one who never fully grows up and moves out.

Prasad Kamat Oct 11, 2024

If you’re an apartment dweller who has to wait for an elevator to go outside, how would you manage during a power outage or when the dog suffers a bout of potty upsets during bad weather?

#PartnerItching #BringHome #FullyGrows #Wellthypods #Wellbeing #WendyLyonsSunshine #InitialAdrenalineRush #LuxuriousFurCoat #FrequentJointProblems #HuggablePlushToy #wellthypods

Can Your Relationship Survive Co-Parenting a Dog? | Psychology Today

Are you and your partner itching to bring home a puppy or dog? First, remember that living with a dog can be like parenting a toddler—one who never fully grows up and moves out.

Prasad Kamat Oct 1, 2024

Does your current apartment or home make it easy to house train and offer your pup reliable, convenient toileting opportunities

#PartnerItching #BringHome #FullyGrows #Wellthypods #Wellbeing #WendyLyonsSunshine #InitialAdrenalineRush #LuxuriousFurCoat #FrequentJointProblems #HuggablePlushToy #wellthypods

Can Your Relationship Survive Co-Parenting a Dog? | Psychology Today

Are you and your partner itching to bring home a puppy or dog? First, remember that living with a dog can be like parenting a toddler—one who never fully grows up and moves out.

Prasad Kamat Sep 27, 2024

When you live in tight quarters in a busy place, bringing home a high-strung animal who’s eager to run and who naturally reacts to every little sight and sound can quickly test your relationship’s stress load.

#PartnerItching #BringHome #FullyGrows #Wellthypods #Wellbeing #WendyLyonsSunshine #InitialAdrenalineRush #LuxuriousFurCoat #FrequentJointProblems #HuggablePlushToy #wellthypods

Can Your Relationship Survive Co-Parenting a Dog? | Psychology Today

Are you and your partner itching to bring home a puppy or dog? First, remember that living with a dog can be like parenting a toddler—one who never fully grows up and moves out.