> “I had been the best dog mother I could be,” This really irks me and maybe it's related to the problems. I have no idea. I love dogs, but have never owned on

> “I had been the best dog mother I could be,” This really irks me and maybe it's related to the problems. I have no idea. I love dogs, but have never owned one. Dogs aren't human. You are not their parent. Stop treating them as toddler substitutes. I'd argue that the excessive coddling of pets is abuse.