Leaving pets behind when you travel is difficult for them, even when they get to stay in their home. (Leaving them at boarding kennels is a whole story on its own.) When we recently got back from just two nights away, our cats ran and hid as if we were strangers. When they came out, they glared at us.
It's too bad there's no way to explain to them what's happening, but is there anything we can do to make it easier on the pets when we have to travel without them?
Lisa Hall, owner of a 10-year-old German shepherd, Beau,
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