make fall more fun and friendly for your BFFs

The new normal isn’t 100% normal, and we’ve still got issues, people. But more offices and workplaces are open again, and many kids are back at school. Now we just need to make sure our pets are OK with it!

How to go back to the office… with your dog

Shout-out to all the frontline workers, healthcare heroes, grocery store teams, and everybody else who couldn’t work from home during the pandemic.

Now, a bunch of us remote workers are probably heading back to join you out in the real world. And for people who will be working in offices, there might be something extra special every morning when we clock in. Something fuzzy. With a leash.

A while back, we told you about a Banfield Pet Hospital survey showing that pet lovers are concerned about leaving their pets behind when returning to the workplace… and that business owners were thinking more about how to make pet-friendly offices a reality. But as much as we all want our dogs to hang out with us by the coffee machine while we tell our workmates about the amazing concert we went to over the weekend, it might not happen overnight.

What? Why wait! Maybe you just need to encourage your boss to make the office more pet-friendly, right? Here's how

Pets, school, separation anxiety… and the worst excuse about homework

A lot of parents are happy that kids are back in school this year. One downside, though, is that pets are now spending more time at home alone, and some might be showing signs of pet separation anxiety. Keep an eye out for this, and see how you can help your BFF be more at ease when the kids are away most of the day.

Another downside about school, at least for some kids? Homework. No matter how much you’d rather text with friends, make videos, kick the soccer ball, or even clean your room, you can’t avoid the fact that homework’s gotta get done, no excuses.

OK, there is that one excuse about “My dog ate my homework.” But it probably never worked (teachers are too smart for that), and more importantly, why blame dogs? Plus, it’s an even worse excuse now that homework is often done on tablets, laptops, and the cloud.

But hey, if your dog does actually try to eat a tablet, laptop, or something else they shouldn’t, here’s what you should know about first aid for pets and when to call a vet.