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Do you consider your dog to be a family member? Your dog most definitely considers you to be part of their pack.

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The primary goal of any living creature is to survive. The goal of survival has at least two parts: survival today by way of food, territory, and personal safety; and survival tomorrow by way of offspring.

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Many living creatures of the same species band together in groups to increase their chances of survival both for today and for tomorrow.

 

As intelligent as dogs are, however, they cannot comprehend the comings and goings of humans in our everyday lives.

 

When pack leaders leave, the vitality of the pack is weakened and survival is in question, causing anxiety to rise. Also, when dogs are taken out of their established territory, survival is even more in question, further causing anxiety to rise. Imagine that your pack leaders remove you from your territory, put you in an unknown territory with many strange dogs from many strange packs. Imagine further that the humans in charge aren’t effective pack leaders. Make no mistake, a dog pack has a rigid social structure, and without strong leadership presence to set the tone for subordinate dogs, they WILL struggle to find their position in this new pack. This is chaos and potential catastrophe.

 

And yet, this is exactly what many dog owners do when they have to travel without their furry family member.

 

It will always be stressful for dogs when their human guardians disappear. But all dogs have been bred to see all humans as leaders. Therefore, I propose a solution that doesn’t exacerbate the anxiety that your dog will feel when you have to leave her behind. Keep her in her own territory where she feels safest. The DogDude™ specializes in providing substitute pack leadership in your home to your furry family when you travel.

 

From the very beginning of the meet and greet before you travel, the DogDude™ communicates to your dog that he is a trustworthy and effective pack leader. Your dog will suffer less anxiety when she feels there is a pack leader she trusts to care for her survival needs in her own territory.

 

But it doesn’t stop there. As long as the weather allows, the DogDude™ will stimulate your dog’s mind as well as her body, by engaging in pack and team building exercises such as off territory “structured” walks twice a day, morning and night. A lunchtime visit, when it’s often too hot to walk, is an opportunity to focus on building relationships with snuggles and playtime.

 

Your dog will miss you - a lot! But it really is like a fun summer day camp for your fur babies with a care provider they can trust, in their own territory, to ensure their survival.

 

Doesn’t that sound better for your dog than taking her out of her territory where she feels safest, incarcerating her in a kennel surrounded by strange dogs from strange packs, and hoping for an effective pack leading human that can set the tone for safe assimilation into a new pack?

 

DogDude, LLC™ is bonded, insured, and background-checked for your peace of mind and anxiety relief. Contact the DogDude™ today about drop-in care for your furry family member in your home to help alleviate her anxiety when you must leave her behind. From Anthem, for Anthem. The dogs always come first.