Bye, Bye Summer: Back-to-School Routines for Dogs

Benefits of Ongoing Dog Walks

We recently shared a blog about the perks of ongoing dog walks with Floofins & Co. The perks included exercise, enrichment, and socialization for dogs and convenience for their humans. Today, we want to talk about Back-to-School Routines for Dogs and why ongoing services with Floofins & Co. are a great way to help the whole family get back on track after summer break.

Back-to-School for Busy Families

Summer break is as fun as it is disruptive. Ask any parent and they’ll tell you that they are ready to get back into a daily routine once school starts back up. Families are so busy these days, the only way to survive life’s hectic busyness is to be organized, maintain a routine, and put everything on the family schedule.

Once families start to organize their routines and schedules, they often realize that they have too much on their plates; often more than is humanly possible to manage. That’s when they start to outsource some of their responsibilities. They hire a cleaning service, a landscaper, and, yes, a dog walker. Outsourcing these tasks not only relieves some of the pressure from caregivers, it allows for more time for fun, family time, and rest.

Back-to-School Blues for Dogs

Our dogs love having us home over the summer months. They will take any quality time they can get with their humans. Yet, the lack of routine can be a bit unusual for them; they too, can start to miss routines. Because our dogs don’t understand our comings and goings, they take their cues from us. If we’re out of sorts, they usually are too. If we long for a routine, they do as well.

Once the humans of the household go back to work and school, our dogs can start to feel a bit left behind. They go from living the highs and lows of summer break to once again being left alone for long periods. This drastic change can result in back-to-school blues and, in some cases, separation anxiety until they adjust to the new schedule.

Back-to-School Routines For Dogs

The best way to manage and minimize the adjustment to back-to-school is to get dogs on a regular dog walking schedule – both for their physical and emotional health.

If you plan to walk your dog yourself, put your dog walks on your calendar. The exercise will help them relieve stress and distract them from seasonal stressors around the home. The walks will also help you blow off steam and take a much-needed mental health break.

If you need help walking your dog, count on Floofins & Co.’s exceptional team to take this task off your overwhelming do-to list. We can get your dog on our regular schedule. Our dog walking visits are private/one family at a time, are typically exercise-focused, and include a walk, water refresh, a paw wipe, treats served, and a daily e-journal of the visit’s highlights.

Ongoing Visits with Floofins & Co.

• Set it & Forget it: Reserve your primary caregiver and preferred arrival window up to 30 days in advance with ongoing scheduling.
• Planning For The Unexpected: For our regular weekly clients, we allow cancelations (outside of our regular cancellation policy) two days per month along with one last-minute reservation request without fee at any time, no questions asked.
• Flexible Rates: Rates will automatically adjust to the best pricing to accommodate unexpected changes to your ongoing schedule. Enjoy additional savings on our standard visit rates should you need additional visits for vacation care, evenings out, etc.

If you are new to Floofins & Co. and interested in our dog walking, pet sitting, dog training, or pet photography services, please fill out our contact form. Once received, we will be in touch to further discuss your interest. You may also give us a call at 630-478-8915 or drop us a line at info@floofinsandco.com. We are happy to discuss our services from Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM. Learn more about our in-home pet care new client onboarding process here.