FREE WEBINAR: Set Yourself Up for a Successful Adoption
Helpful information & resources for anyone adopting a Romanian or Overseas rescue Dog. Webinar + PDF Download + Additional Resources
Webinar Summary
The importance of ‘getting it right’ for your new Romanian (or foreign) Rescue Dog cannot be stressed enough. It is far easier to prevent problems arising than it is to try to undo them once something has happened. By sticking to a few simple guidelines when your Rescue dog first arrives at their new home with you, you can help make sure they settle quickly, happily and with as few problems as possible.
Please bear in mind, the information provided is based on my knowledge and experience of Romanian Rescue dogs, but every one of them will be different. There is no 'one size fits all' when it comes to dogs.
There can be many other contributing factors and issues and whilst it's simply not possible to cover every possible variable, I've included what I know to be the most common 'need to know' information. You may need to know and implement all of it or only some of it or you may not even need any of it, but you will definitely need to be prepared to read and assess how your particular dog is coping with everything, and meet his/her needs as an individual.
Webinar Includes:
🐶 Approx.90 minute webinar (split into shorter clips for easier viewing)
🐶 A downloadable PDF file with tips for settling in your new arrivals
🐶 Additional helpful information
I hope you enjoy the webinar and recommend that you read through the Free PDF guide several times, ideally before your dog arrives, and get all members of your family to read it too.
This was brilliant, thank you so much !!!
My Romanian pup arrives tomorrow
Webinar Price - Completely Free 😁
Michelle Masters
Hello! My name is Meesh Masters, founder of The Dog’s Point of View, and I specialise in working with Romanian and overseas rescue dogs. My mission is to help adopters and canine professionals truly understand and support these incredible dogs through one-to-one consultations, home study courses, webinars, workshops, and my Adopters Coaching Group - the leading online resource for Romanian and overseas rescue dog support.
My journey with these dogs began in 2015 when I started fostering and supporting new adopters. It quickly became clear that Romanian dogs were different from UK-born dogs. Their lineage - shaped by street life and natural selection - means they rely heavily on instinct and don’t always respond to conventional training methods.
Learning to work with them in a way that respected their nature changed everything for me, and I’ve been sharing that knowledge ever since.
Today, I’m proud to be Patron of Cloud K9 Rescue and Annie’s Trust and to advise several other rescue organisations. I also run the Romanian Rescue Pro Trainers Program for qualified trainers and have developed an education and resource program for rescues rehoming Romanian and Eastern European dogs, helping volunteers and adopters feel more confident in supporting them.
I’m also qualified to assess movement, posture, and biomechanics to identify potential pain-related behaviour issues, which, in my opinion, is an essential knowledge to have working with dogs from overseas. Given how many of these dogs have had a poor start in life, with poor nutrition & care, may have faced trauma, neglect, or untreated injuries - being able to assess pain in a completely hands-off way is often crucial to successfully providing a holistic approach to behaviour modification.
Everything I do is about helping adopters and professionals work with these dogs, in a way that truly aligns with who and how they are as individuals, rather than ignoring their ingrained natural instincts, so they can thrive in their new homes.
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Gary Cook
Very helpful - if I knew then …
The webinar was very instructive on what NOT to do when your Romainian rescue first comes home. Hopefully this will help me when we get our next Romainian, Our lovely Susie died last summer, such a beautifully tempered girl, but we never got the reactivity out of her, or fear of large vans. Waiting on the rescue centre at the moment for another lovely dog.
Jayne Matthews
Adoption saver
We were having a nightmare time with our adopted Romanian girl and we’re starting to consider returning her to the rescue she came from. She was with a foster for a month, but we felt they’d lied to us, claiming that she was house and crate trained and was happy walking on her lead. They’d even taken her into a cafe where she’d been very good. Unfortunately, none of the above was true when we got her home. She was scared of her crate, scared of us, scared of her environment, didn’t want to get out of the car to walk, didn’t want to walk on a lead, and barked at every tiny movement from us. She barked ferociously at my husband every time she saw him, which was the worst part of all. He’d come home from work and rather than be greeted by a happy dog, he was greeted by a growling, barking dog who would run from him! Then, I saw The Dogs Point of View on YouTube and after watching decided that she was in fact ‘normal’ for a Romanian rescue and her foster guardians had unintentionally made her worse. This video taught me where I was going wrong and affirmed that she would get better, but we needed time, patience and understanding because anything new in her environment, even down to picking up a cup, would start her off until she decided whether the ‘cup’ was safe or unsafe! With this understanding came my determination, despite my health problems, that I was going to get her through to the other side through trust and confidence building exercises. She is now improving all the time, albeit only tiny, and sometimes indiscriminate to us at times, but huge steps for her.. We do not force her to do anything, unless it’s absolutely necessary for her well-being, and even then, only when she’s happy enough to take a treat. Thank you Meesh and Lynda and everybody in the community for your positive advice and comments. I now feel I haven’t failed her and I will get her through it all by working together with her needs and confidence building.
Mark Pearce
So much good advice/information.
It's great to be able to access this amount of pre adoption advice, knowing so much before you adopt prepares you better for what's to come good or bad. We have not yet received our dog yet but learning what we have will be such an advantage when the time comes. Thank you for the chance to learn more about Romanian rescue pets.
Jo Robinson
Information I wish I'd found sooner!
I adopted my rommie girl about a month ago and even though things have been pretty smooth, there are still things we could have done differently at the start. This course has got everything to help new adopters/soon-to-be-adopters navigate those early stages with their Romanian rescue dog. It's given me a better understanding and appreciation for these special dogs and I'm glad I've found Meesh's community to help me along the way!
Helen Margaret Whiley
Great information
Loved this introductory course. I wish I had had this info when we got our 2 Rommies all those years ago. Years on they are amazing but I could have served them better with the right information. Since then, I have volunteered at a Romanian shelter here in UK and gained a greater understanding of these fantastic dogs and am now studying for a canine behaviour diploma. I am fascinated by these 'natural' dogs and all your courses! Am doing the barking mini course which is great and would love to do the trainer course! Thank you for all the incredible training x
Viv O'Gorman
Great information
Having dogs most of our lives it was very informative to find out that Romanian dogs are different from ours and will be very helpful when we get ours later this month. Also knowing there is the back up help from everyone. This webinar has been extremely helpful.
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