Dog from a shelter: what you need to know and how to prepare
In short, there will be a lot of work. We asked the zoo psychologist about everything you need to know if you decide to take a dog from the street or shelter. The good news: you won't find a better friend.
So you've decided to help stray animals and take the dog from the shelter. On the Internet, you can often see inspiring photos "before and after"; here we see a vanished dog's look through the bars, and, next to it, a photo where the new owner takes a happy smiling dog to a new home in the car.
But is it really that simple?
Rubryka analyzed the peculiarities of zoo psychology and stray dogs' adaptation in the family together with zoo psychologist Anastasia Brienina.
What is the problem?
A dog from the shelter appearing in the house is a joyful and exciting event, which at the same time entails several difficulties. Taking a dog from a shelter means having patience and understanding in advance that its life before you was full of horror, pain, and stress. Sometimes a problem is not solved for months. And you need to be ready for that.
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