Moving day is coming, and we’ve been putting a lot of focus on the girls, but when it comes to pets (especially our pup), they can be totally overlooked. Week 35 #52WeeksA4A challenge is about an animal this week, so I’m focusing on Carter Jay!
5 Ways to Ease a Move with your Dog
1. Go to your new neighborhood and walk around with your BFF. We love exploring the street and waving at neighbors, but more importantly, he’s gotten the opportunity to smell, mark and play. While we do not want to go onto the property, we have walked by it a few times- hoping he gets used to it. Doing this more than once has helped him get used to the walks he will be taking.
2. Make him his own place to be in your new home. We are going to set up Carter’s crate with his toys and bed and let him go in and out as he wants. While he is no longer crated at our current home, giving him a place that is all his in his own corner will give him a respite from the excitement.
3. Bring water from your current home. Sounds strange, but water in different cities can be different. We are bringing a few gallons of our current tap water to fill his bowls with some from the new house and some from the old house to help his system acclimate. It is a similar method to how to change your dog’s food. (Be sure you have enough food at your new house: FREE Shipping on $49- Includes Dog & Cat food)
4. Housewarming gifts for Fido. We are choosing a new toy for Carter that he will only get in our new home. We are hoping he will be so distracted by it that it will help him relax and settle in to chew! Adding some frozen peanut butter or a few bananas will help keep him occupied if he decides a new toy isn’t enough, right?
5. Pamper him before you bring him home. Just like the first time you brought your dog home, this will be a whole new experience. Start it off right for him and the family with a clean pet! Carter will be heading to the groomer at Petco for a bath, trim, ear cleaning and nail clipping so when he comes home he will be all fresh and clean, and any stress shedding will be lessened. The time he is being pampered will also give us time to close on both of our houses and grab something to eat without worrying and moving our boy from place to place.
Don’t forget to update your vet to your new address, as well as ask if there are any other preventative measures you can take for your pet based on location. For us, moving closer to the woods, we need to be more proactive with checking for ticks (yikes!). Share your pet moving tips below, and don’t forget to link up your post this week!
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You have some really great tips on moving with a pet.Thanks for sharing them.Just wondering but is Carter microchipped?If he is don’t forget to update that with your new address.Wishing you and the family a smooth,hassle free moving day.
That is an awesome tip!!! I should have included that when updating with the vet, to also update the chip. Carter is not microchipped- but being in a new place, maybe we will look into that for him! Thank you!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…Making the Move with a Dog, #52WeeksA4A week 35
Sometimes I think people forget their pets need some extra attention during a move! Thanks for the great reminder!
They really do!
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Although I don’t have any plans to move, I have been thinking about adopting another dog and I think that a few of these tips would work for transitioning the dog from the shelter to our home. I never thought about tap water being different and having to slowly change over the water like we do with the food.
So true- these tips would be great for that!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…Top Tips for saving money at Disney
We moved a number of times with dogs. They all seemed to handle it pretty well and loved exploring the new place!
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That is awesome! I feel terrible my usually cool as a cucumber babe is so uneasy with all the boxes!
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Those are some great tips. We recently moved with our cat and she seemed to adjust pretty quickly.
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I hope Carter settles in well!
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Good to know if I ever need to move. Thanks for tips.
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Aw, such good tips. Thankfully we have not yet had to move with a pet. But I will keep this in mind if we ever do!
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We just moved aug 24 with 3 dogs and a cat plus her 2 3 week old kittens boy was that fun! Lol these are some great tips.
Oh my!
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These are such great tips! When we moved last summer, our dog was just a puppy but I didn’t think of half of these. I especially like your water tip – we went from city water to well water, so that’s a big change!
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Sensitive bellies… makes for unfun moves- we are saving all of our water containers to fill up!
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Wonderful tips. We have two cats, and we are planning to get a house. I know I want to make it a great move for my pets too. I can use some of these tips for my cats as well.
Oh definitely!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…Top Tips for saving money at Disney
We may be moving in the next year so these are great tips.
Good luck!
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Moving with kids is hard, I can’t imagine how hard it would be on a pet to! These are great tips to make the process easier for them too.
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Thanks!
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I did not know about the difference in tap water. This is something new I learned to day. Thank you for the valuable information. We won’t be moving house anytime in the near future, but this is such good information to have at hand.
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I hope it helps if you do move! We use the water tip on vacations, too! Sometimes the local water upsets our pets!
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Those are great tips! Our house is for sale and I might be moving soon, so I’m glad I read these.
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Good luck!!
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great tips. I never really liked at it like this. thanks so much for sharing.
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These are great tips. Most of the time, our pets are not given proper attention when we are too busy packing and unpacking stuff.
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Sadly, that’s where we’re at right now, too.
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…Top Tips for saving money at Disney
As long as they know Mom and/or Dad is around will keep most dogs relatively calm and happy. I did take a dog of mine on vacation once. We drove 6 hours to Vermont–I got us settled in the cabin–and suddenly my dog was at the door and ready to leave! I took out one of her toys-put it on the bed and she happily settled down!
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I think it’s going to be hard because everything is being moved as we live there now, then we leave for good. Our pup is great on vacations, though! We love them!
Chelley @ A is for Adelaide recently posted…Top Tips for saving money at Disney
Really great tips. I would have never thought about bringing water from home.
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I never thought that the dog can make a difference in the way I move, but it is totally true.
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It’s like another kid!
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Once the house was ours, we brought Davis over whenever we came by to collect the mail/clean/ etc. That way he got used to his new yard and the house (stairs! A whole new level of fun for him!) without all the boxes and clutter. Worked like a charm!
That is awesome! I wish we could do that!!! We have to move out and in on the same day, but I think he will like the neighborhood!
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Your article is amazing! My family is moving to a new house and we are worried whether our dog will accept the new place. I hope your tips to help us! Best regards
I hope so, too!