For dog owners, one of the hardest parts of the day is going to work and leaving our canine companions. It\u2019s even more difficult leaving our dogs home when we know we won\u2019t be back for a few days. To help relieve your dog\u2019s anxiety\u2014and your own\u2014we have compiled these tips for leaving your dog at home while on a trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For people only going away for a few days, you can always enlist the help of someone your dog knows and trusts to periodically visit your dog. These visits don\u2019t have to end with a walk and some food. Having your pet sitter spend some time just sitting or playing with them is also a good way to help relieve pet stress. This option is great because your dog won\u2019t have the added stress of being away from a familiar environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another option is to have your pet stay somewhere else. Kennels are usually what many people think of for pet boarding, but some veterinarian offices and pet stores provide boarding services as well. PetSmart, for instance, has \u201cPets Hotels\u201d attached to many of their locations. These options are great because the staff usually has specialized training to work with dogs and can provide professional care. If this option makes you nervous, you can always consider having your dog stay at a friend\u2019s house. The homey touch will probably be less stressful for your dog, but if your friend has other pets or small children, this could affect your dog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don\u2019t stress the goodbye itself when it\u2019s time to bid Fido farewell. Remember, as clever as our dogs are, they don\u2019t actually speak much English or know what\u2019s really going on. They can, however, sense our emotions, and stretching out a long, tearful farewell will usually only serve to stir up more stress for your pet. Of course, for some dogs, seeing their owners leave is always a stressful experience, no matter the circumstance. For these dogs, try taking your dog on a long walk or playing games to tire them out right before you go to leave\u2014or you could even give them a CBD pet tincture<\/a>\u2014to make them more mellow when it\u2019s time to leave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One last tip for leaving your dog at home while you’re on a trip is to train your dog to feel comfortable when you’re not around. This can and should happen months before you take a trip. Associating your occasional absence with something good, such as a treat puzzle with a very special treat, calming smells like lavender, or relaxing music, can show your dog that your leaving isn\u2019t always a bad thing. Also, getting your dog used to the idea of being with other people one-on-one will make it easier for you to leave it in others\u2019 care in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For dog owners, one of the hardest parts of the day is going to work and leaving our canine companions. It\u2019s even more difficult leaving our dogs home when we know we won\u2019t be back for a few days. To help relieve your dog\u2019s anxiety\u2014and your own\u2014we have compiled these tips for leaving your dog…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":12763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12762"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12762\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsleaderonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Separation Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n