What to Bring With Your Dog

Here is what to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters
what to bring with your dog to sumter pet sitters is a great question.  Identification, extra food, and contact information top the list.
What to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters

Boarding our dogs can be stressful–for us and for our four-legged companions. Since boarding often comes alongside the chaos (or upheaval) of human traveling, we often forget what we should pack for our pups. Whether you’re boarding your dog for just a night, or for an extended “pup-cation”, you’ll want to make sure you have some essential items packed for your dog’s stay.

The idea is to make sure your dog is safe, comfortable, and as stress-free as possible while you’re away. This way, you can rest assured that your pup has everything needed, while you enjoy your travels. So what should every owner pack for her dog’s boarding stay?

Identification

What to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters – Identification

Proper identification is one of the most important aspects of dog ownership, even if you’re just living everyday life at home. But during a boarding stay, you’ll want to make sure all your pet’s information is up-to-date. 

A collar with an ID tag, along with a microchip, is arguably the best form of identification for dogs. They should both hold information pertaining to your dog’s name, your name and phone number, and perhaps even your address. Going one step further, you’ll almost certainly want to include emergency contact information.

Emergency Contact Information

What to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters – Emergency Contact Information

Just as you would for a human child, leaving emergency contact information for your dog is a great idea. If you’re leaving town, you’ll want to leave the name and phone number of someone in the area to help care for your dog in the event of an emergency at the boarding facility. A friend or family member is probably the best bet, as they are often good friends with your pup, too!

Along with their information, it’s best to include the information of your veterinarian. Your regular veterinarian will have all of your dog’s health records on file and can use them as a reference should something happen while you’re away. If your general practice veterinarian is unable to help, he or she can refer the boarding facility to a local emergency facility. If you’re familiar with the emergency clinics in your area, it’s probably a good idea to list them for the boarding kennel, as well. The more information you leave, the better the kennel staff can react in case of an emergency.

A Familiar Blanket or T-Shirt

What to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters – A familiar blanket or t-shirt

What to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters is very important.  A familiar toy or blanket will help a dog to feel at home.

It’s no surprise that our dogs miss us when we’re away. Staying in a boarding facility, or even at a friend’s house for that matter, can be stressful on our pups, so leaving them with something familiar can help them feel more at home. A worn T-shirt or blanket that has a familiar scent of home is always a good idea.

These items hold your scent, your dog’s scent, and the scent of the rest of your household. The familiarity will help soothe your dog should he become stressed or homesick, and these items are very easy to pack in your pup’s bag. Plus, they’re soft and physically comforting.

Favorite Snacks and Toys

What to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters – Favorite snacks and toys

If your dog is staying somewhere other than home, there’s a good chance he is going to need some distractions to stay busy during the day. We try to keep all of our pet-guests very busy and give them lots and lots of love. But packing long-lasting chews is a great way to keep your dog occupied at other times during his visit.

Bringing his favorite toys will also help entice him to enjoy his stay and play with any new friends, human or canine, he may make. These items may also remind your pup of home and make him feel that the routine is staying somewhat normalized. For example, if your dog gets a certain treat at a certain time every day, you can bring them and let us know so that we can do the same thing for them.

Extra Food

What to bring with your dog to Sumter Pet Sitters – Extra food

Some boarding facilities do offer their own food, but did you know that a sudden change in diet can be bad for our dogs? Yes, a sudden change in diet will almost always upset a dog’s stomach. And this is especially true if it’s happening during an already stressful time like staying in a new place. *We highly recommend bringing your dog’s normal food and feeding schedule so that we can maintain their diet to help make their stay more pleasant.

And you’ll want to pack extra food, just in case something unexpected interferes with your travel schedule and the pick up date has to be extended for any reason. Flights are delayed and missed, and stays are extended for a variety of reasons. If this happens, you’ll want to make sure your pup has enough food to hold him over until you return. The last thing you want is an unexpected extension to turn into a bigger upset tummy for your pup.

We use stainless-steel house bowls, that are washed each day, are safe, and cannot be tipped over or broken. So please DO NOT bring bowls with your pup for his/her stay-cation.

*Note: If you do not wish to bring your dog’s food, we will feed them our house food, and there will be an additional $7 per night surcharge added to the balance of the boarding stay which will need to be paid at or before pick up.

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