If they expect us to be about all the time, it will be more difficult for them to cope once we eventually go back to our normal lives and aren’t in the house 24/7.
"It’s important to start now to avoid future problems – and it’s easy to do. Just make sure that you factor in time apart from your dog each day to help them be able to cope when alone – this could be separated from you by a door or child gate for an hour or two whilst you’re working. By organising your dog’s day to gradually increasing time apart, as well as play times, exercise, other activity sessions like giving them a food filled toy and quiet times, you can make sure that your dog is able to settle on their own and help prepare them for the different aspects of ‘normal’ life when we get back to it.
“It is much easier to prevent problems than treat them, and we would urge people to visit our Dog School classes or look at our advice and videos on our website to help prevent these problem behaviours from developing.”
To help dog owners prepare their dogs for a change in routine, Dogs Trust’s Dog School
is continuing to run training classes online while face-to-face classes have to be paused, meaning dogs and their owners can still learn through virtual classes to equip themselves with skills they can put into practice as normality resumes. The classes help owners understand their dog’s behaviour to avoid common pitfalls that can lead to problems further down the line.
Dogs Trust Dog School has supported around 2,000 dog owners through their online classes in January and February this year alone. Dogs Trust Dog School is just one of many services the charity provides to help keep dogs and their owners together. The classes help dog owners tackle and prevent behaviours that could eventually result in dogs having to be given up.
For more information and to book your dog or puppy onto a virtual set of training clas- ses, visit
www.dogstrust.org.uk/dogschool. Online training videos can also be found at
www.dogstrust.org.uk/changethetale/advice
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