Pet Travel and Relaxation Methods

Posted by admin on November 19th 2007 to Travel Tips

There are several things you can do to help your dog relax, both, before you leave and also during your trip.

These can include massage; herbs, music and having your dog wear a gentle leader in walking him. Some dogs like to have their ears massaged. You can try this by gently squeezing your dog’s ears and then pulling outward towards the tips. Some people find that herbs can be relaxing and calming for their dogs. There are many mixtures available and may include peppermint tea, Valerian root extract and ginger root extract. Don’t forget music. Dogs, like humans, will have different tastes in music, but I never met a dog that doesn’t like Mozart. This is what is called a gentle leader. It is uh something that you use when you walk your dog and it actually calms them down a lot. It is almost like uh when they were a puppy their mother would put their mouth over the dog’s muzzle uh… to calm the puppy down and uh… so I will show you how to put that on your dog now. Pip dress, good girl. Over the uh… muzzle area and then back behind the head and uh… check the areas on the top and bottom.

Just make sure that it is not too tight and basically as you are walking you um… can um… guide the dog like a horse’s head uh versus pulling on a leash here and a collar. A dog will tend to pull away from you. Then you just hook your leash to the uh… loop at the bottom and that’s how you put it on. Watch me!

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