Ruffle Snuffle's Life with Pets
Pet enrichment experts, since 1996
Ruffle Snuffle's Life with Pets
Pet enrichment experts, since 1996
With restrictions gradually easing and many people planning their summer holidays away from home, possibly even abroad, you may also be looking at spending some time apart from you dog. It’s been over a year of wagging tails and non-stop stroking — but have you considered the effect of going on a long summer holiday without your dog, will have on them?
The ending of the pandemic and easing of lockdown confronts dog guardians with an experience unique to our time: after more than a year of intensely close quarters with our animal family members, how do we transition back to work at the office when that means either leaving them at home alone, visited by a walker, or at a doggy day care?
Naturally, many dog owners are anxious about how their dogs might react and separation anxiety in dogs is a common problem anyway. But if you had trained your dog to be happy when they were at home alone, you may be wondering how on earth they will cope when you have to go to the office again.
Getting your dog to bark less will take time, work, practice and consistency. It won’t happen overnight but one of the first things you can try is to actually teach your dog to bark on cue. This might sound weird, but it’s actually a brilliant way to reduce barking and get your dog to stop barking when you ask!