Bringing a New Dog Home: The Adjustment Period
Updated: July 5, 2024
Bringing home a new dog is exciting. To help a new puppy or adopted dog settle in, here are ways to help create a calm transition and help them adjust.
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Cathy Madson, MA, FDM, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA
As Preventive Vet's dog behavior expert and lead trainer at Pupstanding Academy, Cathy focuses on helping humans and their pets build a strong relationship based on trust, clear communication, and the use of positive reinforcement and force-free methods. With over 13 years of experience, she has had the opportunity to work with hundreds of dogs on a wide variety of training and behavior issues. Beyond her one-on-one consultations through Pupstanding Academy, she also teaches group dog training classes at Seattle Humane. Her specialties include dog aggression, resource guarding, separation anxiety, and puppy socialization.
Cathy is a certified Family Dog Mediator, and certified through the Certification Council of Professional Dog Trainers, holding both the CPDT-KA and CBCC-KA designations. Cathy is a Fear Free Certified Certified Professional, a member of the Association of Professional Dog Trainers, the Pet Professional Guild, and the Dog Writer's Association of America. She has also completed the Aggression in Dogs Master Course.
When she's not geeking out about dogs, you can find her reading, hiking with her two Cardigan Welsh Corgis, or paddleboarding.
Updated: July 5, 2024
Bringing home a new dog is exciting. To help a new puppy or adopted dog settle in, here are ways to help create a calm transition and help them adjust.
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