S4 EP16: Rescue Pug Honeymoon Period

Today we’re talking about something every new rescue pug pawrent should be aware of— the Rescue Pug Honeymoon period. Specifically, what happens when you bring home a rescue pug and they seem unbelievably well behaved or incredibly naughty and you think to yourself, WOW I lucked out or have I made a huge mistake. Our fur-end Jess from Howling Success Dog Training is back to talk about the emotional rollercoaster of those first few weeks/months, and how to support your new snuggle pug as they settle into their fur-ever home. In this episode we talk about:03:50 Tell us a little bit about yourself06:25 Let’s talk about the 3:3:3 Rule (guidelines), also known as the Rescue Dog/Pug Honeymoon Period11:20 What’s ‘My Last Dog’ syndrome?12:30 The impawtance of investing time early to help your rescue pug transition15:40 What to do if your honeymoon period is more like a horror story20:10 What is in my ‘New Puggie toolkit’24:00 The impawtance of learning Dog Body Launguage28:30 Creating a safe space for your new Rescue Puggie29:20 Why it’s ok to become upset/overwhelmed in those early days/weeks36:10 Why getting professional behavioural help in the beginning will be your saviour – obedience training isn’t always the answer43:10 The reward of living with a loving rescue pug47:50 How can people find Jess if they need help with their rescue Pug WANT TO LEARN MORE? Reach out to Jess here:Jess Sandstrom – Howling Success Dog TrainingWebsite: www.howlingsuccessdogtraining.com/New Rescue Q&A session: www.howlingsuccessdogtraining.com/new-rescue-dog/Instagram: www.instagram.com/howlingsuccessdogtraining/Facebook: www.facebook.com/HowlingSuccessDogTraining WANNA JOIN US FOR YOUR VERY OWN EPISODE? Book your recording session here: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/ThePugLifeShowPUGCAST@NETORGFT4130927.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/ If you haven’t already, please subscribe to the PUGCAST so you don’t miss out on the next Episode and leave us a review; it only takes a couple of seconds to give us a 5-star review and it goes a long way to helping other Pug-Pawrents find us. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter at https://bit.ly/thepuglifeshow, so you get advance notice of our next episode and if you've got any questions or want to tell us how much you loved the Episode then let me know over at our Facebook Group - The Pug Life Show PUGCAST (https://bit.ly/PugLifeShowGrumble) where Crazy Pug Pawrents meet to talk all things pug.