When we adopt a dog, especially a grown-up dog, we have a certain picture in our head. We expect the dog to be happy and grateful for the new wonderful life we provide. Sometimes we can't get away from anthropomorphism. We want to give the best possible life to our new family member and we need a clear picture to be able to do it.

In its turn, a dog finds itself in a completely new world, new circumstances, having no idea how this new world works. The dog needs help to adjust and learn new rules. And it is not an easy process, taking into account the traumatic events in the dog's life, coping strategies that used to be effective in the past, negative experiences and really low welfare level.

In order to provide a realistic picture of what an adoptive family can or will face and how to be prepared to certain situations and behaviours, we organised this 2 hours webinar.

• Can a dog act aggressive if there has been no aggression cases in her/his past?
• Can a dog develop a guarding behavior against its own owner/ one of the owners?
• What does the first week in a new home look like for an adopted dog?
• How we can minimise the stress and clarify the rules in the new home from the very beginning?