{"id":17,"date":"2025-08-18T08:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/?p=17"},"modified":"2025-08-18T08:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T08:39:37","slug":"bonding-with-your-new-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/bonding-with-your-new-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonding with your new dog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/animals-2607704_640.jpg\" alt=\"image of dog and man closely looking at each other\" class=\"wp-image-9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/animals-2607704_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/animals-2607704_640-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Man and his dog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some tips on getting your new dog adjusted to life in your home:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start everyday with physical activity like a walk.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dogs who get exercise in the morning are a lot calmer the rest of the day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dogs like routine, so stick as closely as possible to walking, feeding and sleeping at the same times.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Put an old shirt, towel or blanket that smells like you in their crate or their bed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It helps your dog ease separation anxiety.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Carve out time to engage in play with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You could use a squeaky toy or ball to play fetch.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Use light, happy tones when speaking with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dogs respond to &#8216;baby talk&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Practice basic training commands like sit and stay with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use small treats to keep their attention on you and reward them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If your new dog lets you pet him or her, physical touch releases oxytocin in the dog&#8217;s brain and makes them feel good and bonded to you.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your dog is scared of getting close to you, sitting down at the same level as they are makes you more approachable. Do a calm activity while sitting with them like reading a book or eat snacks together. Repeat until they are comfortable to move closer to you. You may have to do this day after day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are some tips on getting your new dog adjusted to life in your home:&nbsp; Start everyday with physical activity like a walk.\u00a0 Dogs who get exercise in the morning are a lot calmer the rest of the day.&nbsp; Dogs like routine, so stick as closely as possible to walking, feeding and sleeping at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18,"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sophiesrescue.life\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}