Settling-In Quiz
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Every Rescue Settles In Differently.
Answer a few quick questions and we'll tell you what to watch for, and what actually helps, for the dog you brought home.
What's your dog's name?
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Where did your dog come from?
Pick the closest one
Is your dog a boy or a girl?
When did your dog come home?
A best guess is fine
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How big is your dog?
Settling in
How is your dog handling the house so far?
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Three days, three weeks, three months.Most shelters hand you this rule for a reason. Three days to decompress, three weeks to learn the routine, three months to feel at home. Almost everything on this list is normal inside that window.
Skin & paws
What do your dog's feet, nose and coat look like?
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Concrete floors show up on feet first.Cracked pads, a dry nose and worn elbows are what a kennel does to a dog. Most of it is cosmetic and comes back in a few weeks with a little daily attention.
Nights
How are nights going with your dog?
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Sleep is the first thing to come back.A dog who sleeps through the night is a dog who has decided the house is safe. It's the clearest sign you'll get, and it usually arrives before anything else changes.
Food & gut
Lastly, how is your dog eating?
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New food plus stress equals a loose first week.A sudden diet change on top of a move upsets most dogs' stomachs. It usually settles on its own within days. If it doesn't, that's a vet question, not a quiz question.
Putting your dog's report together…
Want the first 90 days guide to go with it? It's free, and it's the one most rescues wish they'd been handed at the shelter.
Your dog's Settling-In Report
Based on your answers, here's where your dog is in each area.
Settling in
Skin & paws
Nights
Food & gut
Where Your Dog Is On The Three-Three-Three Timeline
Days 1 to 3Decompressing. Hiding, not eating, sleeping a lot or not at all. Let it be quiet.
Weeks 1 to 3Learning the routine. Testing the rules, following you around, the first real personality showing.
Months 1 to 3Feeling at home. Sleeping through, settling on cue, the dog you actually adopted.
What Helps Right Now
One thing for the thing you flagged, and the guide for everything else. Nothing you don't need.