{"id":1273,"date":"2015-01-19T09:44:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T14:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1273"},"modified":"2015-01-19T09:44:32","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T14:44:32","slug":"five-things-you-can-do-to-put-your-pet-at-ease-while-you-are-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/pet_sitter\/five-things-you-can-do-to-put-your-pet-at-ease-while-you-are-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Things You Can do to Put your Pet at Ease While you are Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p id=\"E231\"><span id=\"E232\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">Going off on a skiing holiday or maybe somewhere warm? Sounds great! <\/span><span id=\"E234\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">But what about your beloved pet?<\/span><span id=\"E236\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\"> Just the <a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/dog-travel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-378 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/dog-travel-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"dog in a suitcase\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/dog-travel-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/dog-travel.jpg 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>thought of the look in his or her eyes as you head out with your suitcases is enough to make you think twice. You know what is going on in that sweet, furry little head: <\/span><span id=\"E237\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">\u201cMy bags are packed! I am ready to go to! You are not leaving me<\/span><span id=\"E238\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">,<\/span><span id=\"E241\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\"> are you?!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E242\"><span id=\"E243\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">Leaving a pet behind, even for a weekend, is not easy. But there are ways to make it easier for both you and your beloved pet. Here are five things you can do to put your pet at ease while you are away:<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"E244\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText qowt-li-5_0 qowt-list\"><em><span id=\"E245\">Use a pet sitter<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"E247\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText\"><span id=\"E248\">Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/sossitter.ca\" target=\"_blank\">www.SOSsitter.ca <\/a><\/span><span id=\"E251\">to find a pet sitter near you. You and your pet will feel more comfortable if you are able to leave your pet with someone who is going to be fully focused on making sure he or she is fed, watered and loved.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"E253\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText qowt-li-5_0 qowt-list\"><em><span id=\"E254\">Keep your pet at home<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"E256\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText\"><span id=\"E257\">Some pet sitters will come to your home, whilst others will keep your pet at their home. Whilst both are good alternatives to a kennel with lots of animals, ask if your pet sitter can stay at your house so your pet is kept in the same comfortable environment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"E259\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText qowt-li-5_0 qowt-list\"><em><span id=\"E260\">Do introductions in advance of the trip<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"E262\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText\"><span id=\"E263\">If possible, have your pet sitter come over for a \u2018play date\u2019 with your pet in advance of your trip. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"E265\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText qowt-li-5_0 qowt-list\"><em><span id=\"E266\">K<\/span><span id=\"E267\">eep routines<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"E269\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText\"><span id=\"E270\">Isn\u2019t it amazing how your dog always knows when it is dinner time, even without the ability to read a clock! The more that your pet sitter can stick to the routines your pet is used to \u2013 feeding, walking, going outside, lights out, etc. \u2013 the less change he or she has to deal with. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"E272\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText qowt-li-5_0 qowt-list\"><em><span id=\"E273\">G<\/span><span id=\"E274\">ive thorough information <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"E276\" class=\"qowt-stl-PlainText\"><span id=\"E277\">Give your pet sitter as much information about your pet as possible. And provide contact details so if any questions do arise you can be reached easily.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"E279\"><span id=\"E280\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">Bon <\/span><span id=\"E282\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">vovage<\/span><span id=\"E284\" class=\"qowt-font6-Arial\">! Woof! Woof!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going off on a skiing holiday or maybe somewhere warm? Sounds great! But what about your beloved pet? Just the thought of the look in his or her eyes as you head out with your suitcases is enough to make you think twice. You know what is going on in that sweet, furry little head: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[343,43,100,178,226,279,393,274],"class_list":["post-1273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pet_sitter","tag-family-pet","tag-pet","tag-pet-sitter","tag-routine","tag-stress","tag-trip","tag-unhappy-pet","tag-vacation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}