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Socialization, regular routines can help your pets with transition back to normal By Vicki Martinka Petersen
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hether it was more walks around the neighborhood or frequent cameos during Zoom meetings, no one can deny that many pets relished their owners’ extra time at home this year.
As many companies cautiously welcome employees back into the office, the transition back to normal can take some time for all family members to adjust,
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including the fur babies. One way to help pets readjust to being back at daycare and around their peers is to maintain a consistent schedule with regular times for eating and taking walks, suggests Kristi Eberhardt, owner of Top Notch Kennels in Oswego. “If you normally walk your dog twice a day but took your dog on multiple walks during
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the stay-at-home order, it can take some time for them to adjust to not having those extra walks,” Eberhardt says. It’s also not surprising if your pets are doggone tired their first few visits back at daycare. “Dogs tend to be tired after not having much activity while everyone stayed home,” says Eberhardt. “They often go home after
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