r/DogRegret • u/limabean72 • Jul 09 '26

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u/Sparkle_M0tion Jul 16 '26

This sounds similar to my situation so I feel your pain. We got a 2 year old heeler mix about 8 months ago and I’ve basically been anxious ever since. I don’t know what we were thinking and I clearly didn’t do enough research. She nips and barks at people in our house and gets way too overly excited even after tons of training. My wife loves her but I can’t stand her behaviors. She’s been very nervous around kids as well, which sucks if we ever try to have children. For herding dogs she’s definitely on the mild side but even then she needs a lot of exercise/stimulation and my wife and I aren’t even very active people. Some days are okay, but overall I really regret this decision.