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Most people hesitate to bring a dog from the rescue center because they are afraid of the luggage they are carrying. Are you one among them? This feeling is based on part myth and part reality. The myth is that a dog feels the same way humans do and are full of grief when they are thrown out of their initial home.

Having a Bichon Frise rescue dog is a joy because in most cases this dog is already housebroken and well trained. Besides, its personality will most likely match your needs exactly. When you get a rescue dog into your home keep in mind that it has a history and that is not a pleasant one. Give it time to adjust with you and your family and feel secure yet one more time through your love and the comfort it gets in your home.

There are things you need to expect when you get a Bichon Frise rescue dog home. Sometimes you will find that the dog is completely disoriented and unreachable. Have patience, as this will pass. These dogs suffer a lot from separation anxiety and sure enough they might be missing their owners. You need to be very patient with them and shower them with a lot of love to help them to get back to normal.

Housetraining has always been a problem with this dog and though most shelters endeavor to first housebreak a dog, it can happen that your Bichon Frise has not quite got it. Do not worry too much just teach it with love and perseverance and you will see that the dog will obey after sometime.

You will find when you get the dog home that it is either very happy and bounces all over the place or that it is very circumspect and suspicious of everything that comes in the front of it. You need to treat it with patience and a lot of love. Allow it to move freely even if there are a few accidents in the meantime.

There are many things that you need to do when you bring home a Bichon Frise rescue dog. Among the first things will be to show it its haven or safe place. Have it in a place which is a little secluded, yet not away from your company. It can be at the foot of the bed in a wide and comfortable dog basket, near your favorite armchair or the like. The dog should feel safe and secure there, as well as comfortable.

Give it some time to re-orient itself to the comfort of your home. The dog needs a lot of reassurance and love as they might expect rejection owing to their previous experiences. It had been removed from its home and put in the shelter, so it might fear that this will happen again.

Eventually you will end up having a wonderful well-mannered, loving dog with the least of effort. Besides, you will be delighted with the knowledge that you saved this splendid animal from death and every time you look into its eyes you will know that the dog knows it too.