How to help your pandemic pets adjust to post-pandemic life

It could be a rough fall for Fido.

With animal owners working and often schooling at home during the pandemic, many pets have gotten used to having their humans around all the time. Now that offices and schools are reopening, all those pandemic pups might be in for a rough transition. 

So what should you do to get your pets ready for your absence? Host Kerri Miller got tips Thursday morning when she talks to two dog lovers and canine behaviorists.

Guests:

Michelle Stern is a professional dog trainer and the founder of Pooch Parenting. 

Brian Hare is a professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University. His book, “The Genius of Dogs,” is a New York Times bestseller.

To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

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