Moving can be a bit….stressful. Although FROGBOX can help make your move easier, we often provide extra support by refering clients to other experts. When you are moving, you are faced with the complexity of packing your entire life into boxes. You are faced with the process of uprooting your entire reality. It is fortunate that most of us are able to plan, organize and coordinate this process. When a sense of order is achieved, this might ease your stress. Unfortunately, your dog is not able to manage their stress through task management skills. Your dog most likely needs a bit of extra support during this transition. Check out these helpful tips, courtesy of Bark Busters.
• Ask your vet for your pet’s records and the name of a couple of vets in your new area. If your pet is micro chipped or tattooed, advise the vet of the address change.
• Spend some time reinforcing basic obedience commands with your dog. A dog that can focus on obeying a command is more tuned in to people and more likely to settle down during the journey and to cope with the change of scenery and circumstances in the new home. Bark Busters can help you with a training secure crate for your dog so he can be confined while the moving men are packing your belongings and can stay overnight in a motel during the trek to your new home. This is something he must be conditioned to if you’ve not crate trained him properly before! Make sure you talk to a registered trainer about how to introduce your dog to a crate properly, proper placement of the crate, size etc. If things are bound to be too hectic that day, make plans to board him at a kennel or put him in a day care centre, or with a friend.
• If your dog is making the move on moving day, place the dog and his kennel in a small room. Play with him a little when you arrive at the new house and reassure him that everything is O.K. Place his food, water, familiar toys, and blanket and a treat in the room. Try not to have anybody enter the room while the move is happening. • Make sure the house is safe for your dog. Check that household cleaners, medications and antifreeze are put away safely. Check for choking hazards, and items stacked unsafely. If there is a fence, make sure there are no holes or places the dog can get out of the yard. Make sure all doors and windows are closed when the dog is loose in the house. • Purchase a tag with the new address and telephone number
• Unpack the dog’s bed, toys, food and water bowls as soon as possible and put them in the same places they were in the old house. If he’s accustomed to finding a bowl of water in the kitchen, put it in the kitchen in the new house. • Introduce yourself to your new neighbours and tell them about your dog. Arrange for the neighbours to meet the dog while he is on a leash.
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