Ways to Help Your Dog Settle Into a New Home

When you move to another country for a job or otherwise, you will mostly take your pet dog with you. Dogs need time adjusting to a new city as much as you do. If a dog doesn’t get proper time and attention to feel safe and comfortable in the new house, it may become temperamental and moody. Here are a few ways to make sure that your dog adjusts to your new house.

Don’t panic:

Your pet is good at sensing your moods. When you’re packing or sorting, your mind may panic at the abundance of tasks still left. If your dog sees you running around in panic, it will affect its mood too. You don’t want to handle a moody dog in the middle of shifting with one of the international removal companies you have hired. So keep your calm, at least for your dog.

Keep up the routine: 

As the moving day arrives, you get busier and busier in moving day tasks. Don’t let it affect your dog. Make sure that they have their meals and walks by their schedule. Even after moving from US to India, don’t neglect the importance of keeping their schedule constant. This way your dog can easily adjust to the new space with your help with barely any struggles.

Collect favourite toys: 

Before you hand over your stuff to one of the international relocation companies you have hired, don’t forget to keep a compartment in your moving boxes just for your pet’s stuff. By ‘stuff’ we mean everything from their food, blankets to their favourite chew toys. When you reach your new home, give your pets their own place in the space and set up their tiny beds, toys and blankets in that corner. This will make them miss their previous home a little less because they will be surrounded by the things they love and are familiar with.  

Adjustment:

Like your kids, your pets will take their time adjusting to the new neighbourhood. When you’re walking your dog, it is okay to let wander around the streets with the leash still on. This gives you and your dog the time to look around the neighbourhood and get a feel of the dogs and the residents there. Don’t start by unleashing the dog in your yard but do make sure that it has a tag on if you decide to unleash the dog.

Do not neglect your pet:

While moving and after, it is important to give pets your attention. When moving, playing with your dog can actually be good for you. Playing with your dog can reduce a lot of your stress caused by long distance removal costs and visa paperwork. While moving, you can always get a pet sitter before handing it over to an expert pet removal company like Writer Relocations. After you’re all moved in to your new home, understand that your pet needs time to adjust like you do. Your pet needs your guidance in this new environment. So take some time off to make yourself and your dog at home. Don’t start a job immediately. If you do, your dog may not get enough time to adjust to proceed living on its own for most of the day.

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These were some of the ways you can comfort your pet on moving to another country. Companies like Writer Relocations provide pet removal services without giving exorbitant moving company quotes. Hope it helped!