Printable guide · 17 pages

The 3-3-3 Rescue Dog Guide

A printable decompression plan for your first 3 days, 3 weeks and 3 months with a newly adopted dog

Made for: New and soon-to-be adopters of a rescue or shelter dog

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What you get

• The 3-3-3 framework explained as a flexible guideline, not a deadline
• Calm first-day setup checklist, arrival-day plan and a rescue dog file for shelter details and contacts
• What to do and what not to do in the first weeks, including meeting resident pets
• Body-language cheat sheet with relaxed, uneasy and stressed signals
• Day-by-day logs for days 1-21, weekly check-ins for weeks 4-12 and a routine builder
• Milestone tracker plus alone-time, new-people and new-places ladders
• When-to-get-help page and a worry log to bring to your vet or trainer

Bringing home a rescue dog is exciting, and often confusing. This 17-page printable guide turns the 3-3-3 idea many shelters share (about 3 days to decompress, 3 weeks to learn the routine, 3 months to feel at home) into a practical plan you can follow and fill in. Start with a calm first-day setup checklist and an arrival-day plan, then use the daily logs to track meals, potty breaks, sleep, stress and small wins. A body-language cheat sheet helps you spot stress early, the routine builder keeps days predictable, and step-by-step ladders help you add alone time, visitors and new places at your dog's pace. A milestone tracker lets you celebrate progress, and a clear when-to-get-help page explains who to call for fear, guarding, aggression or separation problems: your vet, a veterinary behaviorist or a certified reward-based trainer. Reward-based methods only. General information, not veterinary or behavior-consulting advice.

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Free reading to go with it

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General educational information, not veterinary advice. Ask your vet about your own dog.