Adapting a Shelter Dog
At this lecture, you'll learn about the adaptation process for dogs, the mistakes to avoid, and how to help your pet adapt to home life more quickly and effectively.
The lecture will be delivered by Yulia Rozova, a dog and cat behavior specialist, organizer of the sputnik.dog project, and a Tellington Touch coach.
All participants—both humans and dogs—go through an adaptation period, which is inevitably associated with stress. We talk a lot about how to ease the adaptation process for a new pet, but we often forget about humans. That's why we asked animal psychologist and psychotherapist Lidiya Ushakova to discuss the specifics of adapting a dog to a new home and to address the concerns of new owners. Watch the video at this link:
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This lecture was recorded using a grant from the President of the Russian Federation, provided by the Presidential Grants Foundation.
The RAY Foundation provides support to homeless animals and the shelters that house them. We currently work with over 40 shelters in Moscow, the Moscow region, and surrounding areas, home to a total of over 16,000 dogs and cats.
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Contents:
00:00 Introduction
01:04 Trauma in Shelter Dogs
08:00 Strategies for Reducing Stress in Dogs
09:38 Is Love Enough?
11:36 Which strategy is more effective in terms of survival?
12:13 The Thawing Effect
18:01 How to properly navigate the thawing stages
18:47 Comfort
28:00 Safety
35:43 Resource
48:26 Adaptation Mistakes
55:33 Case Studies
56:00 Athos, 6 years old, sits indifferently, does not interact
58:39 Gemma, 4 years old, does not go to the toilet outside
1:00:24 Asya, 1 year old, refuses to go for walks in the evenings
1:04:06 Plusha, 7 years old, afraid of fireworks
1:06:40 Jerry, 2 years old, afraid of children outside
1:09:20 Umka, 5 years old, does not use stairs or elevators
1:11:48 How to organize work
1:14:17 Conclusion