04/22/2026
You bring home a confident, social puppy⦠and then suddenly theyāre a little quieter, maybe even unsure.
I promise, itās not a different puppy. Itās a new environment.
That first adjustment period is completely normal, and how you handle it makes all the difference in building long-term confidence. I wrote about whatās really going on and how to support them through it!
There is always this moment at pickup that I love. You meet your puppy, they are curious, social, maybe even a little bold. Theyāre comfortable, they move around easily, and you can see all that early work paying off. Then a day or two later, I get a message that sounds something like, āIs this ...