Our puppy Rowie is now 4 months old which means we’ve had her for 2 months.
Man I don’t know if I would get a puppy that is 8 weeks old again.
Maybe next time I’ll wait until their 12 weeks or older.
The first 2 weeks I was really questioning if I had made the right decision.
They literally pee and poop every 15 minutes when they’re awake and at first the training was pretty frustrating.
More than anything I realized how much patience, consistency, and research is required to be a decent dog owner.
I studied for 2 months before we got Rowie and I am still studying everyday.
The crazy thing is even if you study your heart out none of it makes sense until you have a dog right in front of you and everything you studied isn’t working.
This is where patience kicks in.
I was more frustrated at myself than I was at Rowie when we first started training together.
Then as days progressed I could see the change in her behavior slowly but surely.
Now training is more fun than ever before.

The reason I bring this up is because photography had a similar trajectory for me.
When I was younger I wanted to make great photos but my hands, my eyes, and my skills could only make shit photos.
It takes time and no matter what person promises you an instant fix or preset to your photo work I can promise you the true solution is time and repetition.
Having a good dog, being good at photography, or any other activity all comes down to one thing KNOWING HOW TO PRACTICE.
There are very few secrets to these kinds of things.
I am amazed with this dog everyday and last night as I was laying in bed I found another excuse to practice.

Over the next few months I’m going to take one photo of Rowie everyday and one video.
Whether I post that on here or just print them and make a family album it’s still practice and a great way to cherish these memories.

With love,
Atticus