Giving Pooches A Holiday Helps Everyone

We all need a change of scenery sometimes but we always have to consider our canine friends when we want to go away for a while. Not only will they be a little lost without their family, they will also be a little scared of new surroundings. To this end, it is vital to find a good place to house them while the family is away and research on this must be done well in advance of course. There will be many places advertised on the internet of course, so for those who want to check it out, look for 'dog boarding' to see which ones are closest to your home.

People have to prepare their pets for this kind of holiday since they too will want to have a good time away from home. If the pooch is shy around people, this kind of place will try to rid the pet of this trait. Likewise, if the pet is a little unruly, they will also try to calm it down and train it into good behavior. They will also train the owner too on return so that the good work is kept up.

When the pet is dropped off, make sure to take along something that they know from home. If it sleeps on a pad, take it there too. If it is particularly attached to the owner, take along a sweater or some item of clothing so that it will know that the owner is not far away. All this is supposed to make the pooch not feel abandoned and to it, it will just feel like the owner has gone out for a while.

These kinds of places are vastly different from years gone by where the pet would be locked up in a cage all day and just fed and watered. These days, they are taken out for some rough and tumble with the other inhabitants and they will surely use up a lot of energy doing this. Once they are brought back in, they are bathed and checked over to make sure that nothing is amiss and then bedded down for the night. This is where the smell of the owner comes in handy so that they settle faster.

This kind of socializing with other animals means that the pooch will not suffer mental stress while the owner is away. Keeping it occupied and using energy means that it will eat well and sleep at the proper hours etc. Indeed, it is only when the owner comes back that it will realize that something was missing! Check out these places well in advance and just drop by unannounced if possible. Those who insist on strict appointment only viewings are really not the right place to leave the pet because they may well be hiding something. Any place worth its salt will not be put out at all so try as much as possible for a place like this. As mentioned earlier, everyone likes a holiday and the family pet is no exception.

Stewart Wrighter recently reviewed dog boarding Seattle for his dog and loved the choices he found in his immediate area. He studied dog boarding Everett techniques for indoor pet obedience.