Owners fret over leaving pets home alone By Lois K. Solomon, South Florida Sun Sentinel
Published: May 21, 2021, 6:08am
Share: Lindsay Beattie works on her computer as her new dog, Moose, hangs by her side at home in Fort Lauderdale. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – If you’ve been home with your pet during the pandemic, you know what’s coming.
Separation anxiety.
We can’t stay home forever. Soon we’ll start heading back to the office and taking vacations. Our pets will wonder where we went. And we will get that pit in our stomach, like when we left our kids at school for the first time, because we have become so attached to our faithful animals.
Separation anxiety.
We canât stay home forever. Soon weâll start heading back to the office and taking vacations. Our pets will wonder where we went. And we will get that pit in our stomach, like when we left our kids at school for the first time, because we have become so attached to our faithful animals.
Calls from uneasy dog owners are starting to come in to Dogstown University in Deerfield Beach, Fla., which has a dog day care center and offers overnight boarding. Owner Adam Feingold tries to cheer them up.
âWe are getting lots of calls from people going back to work,â Feingold said. âPeople want to be reassured that their dogs will not be alone. They have been attached at the hip for a year. We work it through with them.â
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
Lindsay Beattie works on her computer as her new dog, Moose, hangs by her side at home in Fort Lauderdale. There s been a rush on new pets during the pandemic with pet owners having more time to take care of an animal, but now that many have to return to the office, there s lots of anxiety about leaving the pets home alone. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel/TNS)
They fell in love with their pandemic pets; now they don’t want to leave them
Separation anxiety.
We can’t stay home forever. Soon we’ll start heading back to the office and taking vacations. Our pets will wonder where we went. And we will get that pit in our stomach, like when we left our kids at school for the first time, because we have become so attached to our faithful animals.
Now that many have to return to the office, there's lots of anxiety about leaving pets home alone. How to handle? Pet experts offer advice and animal owners discuss how they're making the transition.