Travis the Beagle

On November 26th, I'm getting a beagle puppy and naming him Travis. My partner has voiced several times he thinks it's going to be a disaster and thinks I don't have it in me to be responsible enough to train a pup. That hurts. Sometimes I fear he's right. I've never wanted anything more badly. It physically hurts to be waiting for this puppy. I've picked out an obedience school, I've watched every training video, I have a day 1 schedule already made to start training right away (learning name, learning to take food gently, learning that the crate is a safe space, etc.) and everybody has been giving me tips from when their dogs were babies.
I want this to go so well, I'm willing to succeed purely out of spite to show everybody what a perfect dog I could train. It's all possible. And some really important people in my life have shown apprehension to me doing so. Except my dad, he knows a man should have a dog. He's actually offered to pay for half of it which I thought was very very cool.
We're mailing the deposit for him today. I'm making it ship overnight because I want him (the breeder) to call tomorrow and let me know my pup is held for me. Hopefully get a little good news tomorrow before possibly getting some not so good news for the nation. Anyway, that's my TedTalk about Travis.