Its been a long stay at home as most of us have been working from home since 2020. The happiest in this scenario has been our pooch friends, who had the luxury of seeing their parents all the time in front of them. But as they say all good things has to comes to an end some day, and the time is nearing as we are asked to join offices gradually. As it comes as an opportunity for us to step out, it is going to be a bit painful to our furry babies to handle the new change where they will miss the luxury. All we can do as responsible pet parents, is ease out this transition for our pet babies.
To Keep this short and sweet we have selected a few important activities that will be really helpful for our loving pets to handle the sudden change of not able to see their parents all day long.
Pet lovers and various service providers are already offering many services to help pet parents find the best way out to their worries.
1. The very first option is to look out for a Dog Day Care center near your vicinity. Ensure you look out for a few things before finalizing your pet's day stay. The day care facility is not just a business to the service provider. Check for prior reviews of their services. Ensure that there is transparency in services offered. Last but not the least see to it that the pet caretaker is a pet lover and is passionate of what he/she is doing. If you find a place with these attributes, start taking your pet for small visits to the place, help your pet get familiar to the place and people. Once this activity is done you are half way through.
2. Every pet has unique personality & nature. Understand your pets nature before deciding on who you wish to leave your pet with. Visit an animal behaviorist and seek help in knowing your pets unique nature.
3. Other options are hiring a dog walker or a caretaker so that your pet stays home on their own comfy couch, get their needs fulfilled and attended all day long. But the only risk you need to handle here is to leave your house to an third person, who you may not be so familiar.
4. Teach & Train your pet to be independent even when you are at home. We all love our pets and we have this habit of checking on them, calling their name too many times and not letting them be on their own even for a short while unless they are sleeping. This plays a havoc in their minds when we are not around. for obvious reason, that kind of attention wont be available in our absence and our cute babies will miss that and will experience anxious moments.
5. Indulge into stress busting activities with your pets. There is a famous saying specially for dogs, "A Tired Dog is Always a Happy Dog" . During the morning walks specially when you have an important day out at work, ensure that there has been some serious running or heavy play activity. This if done on a daily basis is also very good for your pet's good health. The first thing your pet would want to do after his meals is have a long sleep. This will give you enough worry free time to finish your work and be back home or pick him up from the cresh before he starts missing you.
6. Ensure you have a regular Veterinarian visit to keep a check on ticks, fleas or any infection specially when they are socializing with other dogs in the cresh or Dog Day Care. Inspite of you choosing a very hygienic place for their stay, they tend to take up infections easily. See to it that their vaccinations are up to date.
7. In this era of nuclear families and solo living lifestyles, we must ensure we create a good support system for our loving pets. Join a pet parent group, let your pets socialize on a regular basis. Let your pet be familiar with other pet parents, in case of emergencies let the group members be of help to each other as far as their furry baby's needs are concerned. Remember Pets are exactly like humans. How ever a grown up pet is as good as a 5 year old human child. Hence their emotional needs are higher. We must create a very healthy support system around them so that they have a happy life at all times.
8. There are facilities coming up with many Pet boarders where they provide socializing sessions, grooming sessions, Pet Pools for hydrotherapy. Avail such facilities for your pets frequently which will help them have a healthy life with happy moments.
9. Healthy food leads to a healthy life. Keep them on a diet which is easily replicable. Keep a variety of veggie mix along with meat. Have a Component of Packed food high with proteins and essential vitamins. Healthy Food = Healthy Mind = Happy Pet.
Hope these pointers will help you take necessary steps in being a responsible and caring pet parent.
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