[BUFFY]

in late july and early august, i shall be moving. besides the fact that i have to change my phone number, adress, certain stores, or my veteranarian, what worry's me most is my two dogs be able to adjust as fast as possible. i'v read about it a bit, and i know that it's good to take out their toys and belongings as one of the first things i unpack. it's good to bring out things with their own scent on it. i also know not to leave them a lone for a very long time at first. but i feel that there's something else i could do, i just dont know what, does anyone have any suggestions? i want to make this as easy as possible for my dogs, they have never moved with me before.

[drfong]

how old are the dogs? Are they crate trained? We are in the process of relocating. Our dogs are currently living in a hotel with my wife. We put their crates in the room and it's just like home to them. In less than a week Brady has learned to go to the hotel door when he needs to go out. I've heard that you kind of need to re-house train when you move so they know where the door is and where they are suposed to go. My dogs are small, young dogs so it maybe easier on them, I don't know. They seem to have no ill effects from moving back and forth and staying in the hotel. I'm sure your dogs will do fine also.

[BUFFY]

my one dog (mix) is 9, my younger one (boxer) is 3 1/2. they are both crate trained, and i knnow they wont have much of a problem...its just they've NEVER moved before, so i wanna make sure the feel safe, succure and comfortable.

[drfong]

I would guess that if they are crate trained, as long as they have you and their crates, they will be happy.

[ThxForNothing]

Originally Posted by BUFFY

in late july and early august, i shall be moving. besides the fact that i have to change my phone number, adress, certain stores, or my veteranarian, what worry's me most is my two dogs be able to adjust as fast as possible. i'v read about it a bit, and i know that it's good to take out their toys and belongings as one of the first things i unpack. it's good to bring out things with their own scent on it. i also know not to leave them a lone for a very long time at first. but i feel that there's something else i could do, i just dont know what, does anyone have any suggestions? i want to make this as easy as possible for my dogs, they have never moved with me before.

I think you are probably worrying more than your dogs will. But then again, I don't know your dogs. I am just speaking from experiance. All the times that I have moved, all my pets did just fine. I'm guessing it's because they knew that they were safe with me no matter where we went..

Got some questions for ya....so I can help you more.

How far away will you be moving?
How are you getting there?


Anyways, here are some of my suggestions to make it easy on them...

When you get to the new place, do what you already are thinking and unpack their things. Give them a safe place to go when they are scared or just want to get away for awhile. Crates..

Let them explore the whole house, and yard if you'll have one. Be with them so you can keep them out of any problems that might pop up randomly...(like a hole in the fence that you didn't notice before).

After they have explored and seen everything there is to see in their new home, try and get them to play or do tricks for kibble.


Hmm.. Not really sure what else to say. If you think they are nervous, try to make them think of something else. Honestly though, I think they will be just fine. If you are worried about them running off be sure that they have collars with tags on them. Another thing you can do is get them microchipped.



Hope that helped.

[Mastiffmom]

When we moved we had our 2 Lab mixes at the time. Things went fine .The worst thing that happened was our Male lifted his leg on a wall .

My sister recently moved and that went well also. Her male kept going to the door with a look like "are we going home now" for a few days, but otherwise there was no problems at all.

I truly think as long as they are with their family, and their things, all will go well.

Let us know how it goes

[GSD lover]

Unpacking their toys and all their things first will definately help and not leaving your dog home alone too long for the first couple weeks, too. But,
I think mainly just spending a lot of time with them in the new house is the main thing. I've moved many times with my dogs and they have never had a problem. I think they see that everything is the same other than the place and they don't see any reason to worry.

[BUFFY]

Originally Posted by ThxForNothing

I think you are probably worrying more than your dogs will. But then again, I don't know your dogs. I am just speaking from experiance. All the times that I have moved, all my pets did just fine. I'm guessing it's because they knew that they were safe with me no matter where we went..

Got some questions for ya....so I can help you more.

How far away will you be moving?
How are you getting there?


Anyways, here are some of my suggestions to make it easy on them...

When you get to the new place, do what you already are thinking and unpack their things. Give them a safe place to go when they are scared or just want to get away for awhile. Crates..

Let them explore the whole house, and yard if you'll have one. Be with them so you can keep them out of any problems that might pop up randomly...(like a hole in the fence that you didn't notice before).

After they have explored and seen everything there is to see in their new home, try and get them to play or do tricks for kibble.


Hmm.. Not really sure what else to say. If you think they are nervous, try to make them think of something else. Honestly though, I think they will be just fine. If you are worried about them running off be sure that they have collars with tags on them. Another thing you can do is get them microchipped.



Hope that helped.

yes it helped! im not moving to far, not to another state or anything, just mybe to another town. and im traveling by car, which my dogs love. but what about new sounds? in this new neighborhood the sounds will be sounds that my dogs have never heard before (probably) and when ever someone new moves in next door, and they have a dog, the kids frm across the street or what ever are going to wanna come up and be all over the dogs, and they might be statled. especially the boxer, she's shy, timid, and is never going to be the guard dog i got her to be! oh well...i love her anyway.

[ThxForNothing]

Originally Posted by BUFFY

yes it helped! im not moving to far, not to another state or anything, just mybe to another town. and im traveling by car, which my dogs love. but what about new sounds? in this new neighborhood the sounds will be sounds that my dogs have never heard before (probably) and when ever someone new moves in next door, and they have a dog, the kids frm across the street or what ever are going to wanna come up and be all over the dogs, and they might be statled. especially the boxer, she's shy, timid, and is never going to be the guard dog i got her to be! oh well...i love her anyway.

Glad it helped.
You'll have to excuse my spelling in this post, as i'm still tired.. just woke up.


Alright, so with new sounds (and a new enviornment in general) I think it is best to try and associate them with something good. Let's start with the kid situation. If a child wants to pet your dogs (assuming they are completely friendly of corse), you could have the kid come up slowly, and maybe feed some tasty treats to them or play with them using one of their favorite toys. If there is a group of kids, ask only one or two to come over at first. Ask them to remain calm, and not to make any sudden movements that might startle the dogs. After your pooches learn that the new kids are friends, you should be good.

Associate anything new with something good, fun, and exciting if possible (unless excitment effects your dog in a bad way, then have the fun be clam). Get them use to the new sounds and smells. Make it oh-so-positive. Even turn it into a game of sorts if you can.

As for other sounds, like trains or whatever, my advice would depends on how your dog reacts to them in the first place. If they act extreamly skiddish and you give them attention because of it, you actually may be reinforing that behavior. They will then use that to get your attention. Some dogs will get over it if you act like it is just something normal that is suppose to happen. Just go about your life as usual, don't make a big fuss over the sounds.



Ermm.. it's really hard for me to help when I don't know your dogs and their personalities... lol. Sorry, I tried though. Once again hope it helped.