First day of work since adopting the puppy (Charlotte maybe?). I’ve done everything the puppy sites tell me to do: leave food, water and toys, including some stuffed with goodies so she has to work to get to them, confine to a puppy-proofed area, make sure the gates confining her are see-through, leave the TV on, don’t make a big deal when you leave.

Still, I’ve been spending the morning reading online articles to reassure myself that puppy’s okay, I’m the one feeling guilty, she’s happier learning the routine early on.

I’ve applied all the ways I know how to alleviate the puppy’s separation anxiety. Now how do I relieve mine?