{"id":27725,"date":"2019-06-12T17:53:47","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T00:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=27725"},"modified":"2024-02-21T16:44:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T00:44:05","slug":"the-ultimate-how-to-prepare-your-dogs-for-a-move-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2019\/the-ultimate-how-to-prepare-your-dogs-for-a-move-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Guide To Prepare Your Dogs For A Move"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some <\/span>dogs,\u00a0 like humans, can be\u00a0 wary and anxious during life-changing events. <\/span>None more so than when moving homes<\/span><\/a>. For these pet owners you need to take extra steps to Prepare your dogs for a move.<\/span><\/p>\n

While we can explain to humans what is going to happen throughout a move, we don\u2019t have that luxury with dogs. <\/span><\/p>\n

For that reason, alternative ways to keep dogs anxiety-free before and during the moving process should be considered. \u00a0Here are our top tips to help prepare your dogs for a move.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Tips to Help Prepare your Dogs for a Move:<\/h2>\n

Associate Pawsitive Things With The New Home<\/h3>\n

Show your dogs that everything is going to be OK. That means they need to associate the new home with positive, good things. One way to prepare your dogs for a move is to take them to visit the new home (if the current owner allows it). <\/span><\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t able to access your new home before the moving date, you can still accomplish a lot by walking your dogs around your soon-to-be neighborhood. This gives them the opportunity to explore the new sights and smells, so that when you move, everything will already be familiar to them.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you can get into your new home before the big day, let your dogs explore everywhere. Praise and reward them while they are sniffing around their new home. Give them dog treats in the kitchen. Play ball in the yard. Repeat the visits as often as possible. Your dogs will soon realize the new house isn\u2019t that bad after all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Use Crate Training<\/h3>\n

It can help to keep some consistency in your dogs\u2019 lives during a move if they are crate trained. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dogs know that crates are their safe-haven, no matter where they are located. If your dogs are already crate trained, the transition should be stress-free. \u00a0If not, you may want to consider implementing crate training to help prepare your dogs for a move:<\/span><\/p>\n\n