My puppy is 8 weeks now. I got him at 3 weeks (he was being abandoned) . My sister said I’m so cringey and doesn’t want to hear about him because I had to feed him every few hours at first and get up in the night to take him potty. I couldn’t go out for hours on end because he was to small to be left alone. She said I’m giving her second hand embarrassment because I’m treating the puppy like a baby. I feel like I’m just giving him basic care? He’s at the stage now where he’s playing a lot and I told her I’m so tired but I have to get his energy out so he doesn’t ruin the house before I got to sleep now. She said I’m so embarrassing because it’s a dog not a human and I can just throw him in the kennel and he can figure it out. Am I being cringey? She said I’m gross for acting like it’s a baby or something and I told her I know it’s not the same as having an actual baby but I do feel like its similar at times because it’s so stressful and I don’t get any sleep because he’s up whining and needing to go out. He’s getting better now that he doesn’t have to have milk and stuff now but still, puppies are exhausting. And he’s a giant breed dog so it isn’t like his chewing doesn’t do much damage. He’s 20 pounds at 8 weeks old. I can’t just let him roam free. Now that she has a baby she acts like she’s so much better than me and compares me to “being a mom”.