See the small wins with your rescue dog
The Rescue Dog Trust Log is a free 12-page printable for the first days, weeks and months with a dog who needs time. A short guide to what's normal, then simple logs for the small wins, so you can see progress on the days it feels like there isn't any.
What's inside
What to expect
The 3-3-3 guideline, a calm plan for the day your dog comes home, and when to call the vet.
How to read your dog
The quiet signals a scared dog gives long before a growl, and what to do about each one.
Logs for the small wins
Days 1 to 3, fourteen firsts, weekly check-ins and three months of looking back. Print it and keep a pen nearby.
Lily's story
Lily had spent most of her first year locked in a kennel. When she came home with me she wasn't house-trained, and a raised voice or a step toward her sent her cowering. The usual ways of teaching a dog didn't work, because anything that felt like "no" made her shrink.
What worked was time and patience. Today she's ten and a half, house-trained, and her crate is her favorite place. This log is what I wish I'd had that first year: a place to write down the small wins, so I could see we were getting somewhere.
Todd, founder of Everything But The Pet
Rescue Dog Settling-In Plan
The log helps you notice progress. The plan tells you what to do each day: small, calm steps for house training, alone time, fears and trust, for the first 30 days and beyond.
See the plan