Hi everybody and welcome back to relax my dog today me and Milo are going to
be talking about what different steps you can take before you go on vacation
if you are wanting to leave your dog at home obviously if you go on a plane etc
it isn't the easiest thing to be able to take a dog away with you so today we're
gonna be talking about what different things you can do
whenever you're wanting to plan on going away so let's get started now before we
begin we absolutely love hearing your guys's ideas here on Relax My Dog so
what I need you to do is go down below to the comments and post a comment about
your favorite holiday you have ever been on we all absolutely love hearing about
the different exotic places you guys are going so definitely do comment down
below your favorite holiday or vacation destination I will probably say that my
favorite holiday destination is Greece because it is absolutely stunning
now it's very very important to spend a lot of time with your dog before you go
away so as you can see my cat is in the corner can you see him I think he's
giving himself a little bit of a bath obviously you want your pet and your dog to
know that you absolutely love them so make sure you are spending as much time
as you can beforehand just so that they know that you've not left them
because you don't like them anymore you don't love them because obviously
you do you getting abit agitated with Rio giving himself a wash
there are many different things that you can do if you are wanting to go on
vacation without your dog the two main ones we're going to talk about today are
very similar the first one is getting a pet sitter in your house and the second
one is boarding or letting your dog go over to the kennels as we sort of say in
the UK so the first we're going to talk about is the pet sitter and this one
it's when they are at your home this one is quite a good one however it can be a
lot more expensive than if you are going to the kennels and you also need to know
the person because otherwise you don't really want somebody that you don't
particularly know living in your house over the period that you are away we've done it
before we've had a family friend come and live in the house and look after the
dog and the cat and that just works best for us but obviously a lot of people might
not have family and friends that live closeby to them to be able to do that
for them and so definitely take into account what sort of things are on offer
to you if they're not on offer to you you can obviously go for the boarding or the
kennels option which will be speaking about a little bit later on so one of
the main top tips that we have if you are getting a pet sitter to come and
live in your house this one is to get your dog into a routine
and make sure that they have a particular time where they have their
dinner they have their breakfast they go out to the toilet they go for a walk
they socialize they whatever you want to do with your dog make sure you do try
and get them into a routine a few days into a week beforehand this will get
your dog prepared for sort of having somebody new in the house but
still sticking to that routine so they know they're going to have breakfast etc
believe me it works a treat as well it also lets the pets sitter know exactly
what you want to happen with your dog when you want them to be fed when you want
them to go for a walk where you want them to go for a walk it really does
help to make sure that everything is done correctly also don't forget to let
your pet sitter know about any social anxiety etc that your dog has and what
sort of things you do to help that whether you watch dogs TV on Relax My Dog
or you listen to the Relax my dog music as well now if you
are wanting your dog to go boarding or to go to the kennels as we say here in
the UK there are a lot of different things that you need to look out for as
well so a good idea for you guys to do beforehand is to get yourself a notebook
and just write everything the kennels or the boarding company need to know about
your dog what sort of food they like what sort of toys they like etc.
just anything that you know about your dog
write it in a notepad and then you can give that to them for them to sort of
look back at also make sure you're telling them any sort of health issues
etc in your book so that everything they need to know is here and you can enjoy
your vacation another one is to make sure that the
kennels or the boarding place is correct make sure you go in there as much as
possible as much as you feel necessary also if you can try and take your dog
there to get them used to the scent and the area so it's not a complete shock
and when you do take them another good tip is to take them with their favorite
toys or blankets etc that you know that they will really really enjoy whether
it's their favorite ball their favorite teddy their favorite blanket etc.
actually take them away with that and just so they feel a little bit still at
home but not it also might be important to let your dog have something of yours
something that smells like you whether it's a sock whether it's I don't know a
t-shirt just something that they can sniff and still feel like they're at
home and our very last tip is it to make sure that you calm your dog down as much
as possible before they go obviously they're going to be around a lot of
other dogs and it might be quite a stressful experience so definitely do
play any relax my dog music etc to get your dog nice and calm and ready for
that trip and that is it for this week's video can I have a kiss
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