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Adjustment Period -- please read before applying to adopt from us

Dogs are not robots! We have a lot of information on this website about basic training and what to expect when you adopt. We highly recommend you read "Love at Any Age" by Patricia McConnell before bringing home your new family member. Even if you have rescued a dog before, she has priceless advice about everything from how to plan the ride home to the first hours in your home... to the first month. 

Great info about bringing your dog home, and "trigger stacking" - where you push your dog over the edge by over exposing them: woofliketomeet.com/2016/03/trigger-stacking-how-we-set-our-dogs-up-to-fail/

Also please read this great article about some of the pitfalls that people have when adopting - we highly urge you to read it now so you can determine for yourself realistically if you have the time, energy and commitment level right now to bring a dog into your home. The hardest time with your dog will be the adjustment period when you adopt. So please read!  http://www.dogsoutloud.org/2012/10/i-need-to-return-this-dog/
Summit Dog Rescue, P.O. Box 17693, Boulder, Colorado 80308 • summitdogrescue@yahoo.com
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Newsletter Signup
    • Partners & Sponsors
  • Adoption Information
    • Adoptable Dogs (and Cats)
    • Adoption Fees
    • Podcast
    • Dog Application
    • Kitty Application
  • Donate
  • Happy Tails!
  • Policies
  • Contact Us
  • FAQs
  • Training
    • SDR Approved Trainers
    • The Adjustment Period
    • SDR Puppy Guide
    • Training Videos
    • Cesar Milan and Dominance Training
    • Positive Training
    • Clicker Training Basics
    • Volunteer
    • Puppies and Developmental Stages
    • Kids and Dogs
    • Growling and Biting
    • Impulse Control
    • Basic Obedience
    • The Shocking Truth about Shock Collars
    • Prong Collars and Choke Chains
    • Doggie Day Care
    • Counter Surfing Survival Tips
    • Don't use these trainers
  • Health
    • Dog Foods
    • Exercise
    • Over Vaccination
  • FOSTER