Isolation with your pooch

Tips and tricks to keep you BOTH sane when cabin fever sets in.

These are tough times for all of us, you don’t need us to tell you that. But whilst the nation gets to grips with the current state of affairs, we have come up with some tips and tricks to keep doggos and humans entertained during these very trying times.

BRAIN TRAINING

The obvious choice is to stuff those puzzle toys with treats and let the brain training commense! Pet pavilion have a huge range of puzzle toys in store and online, varying in size and difficulty level. Luckily for us we have quite the collection of these amazing enrichment toys, so our three are kept safely busy for hours on end.

LEARN A NEW TRICK

Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks!?  We have been using our extra time by stimulating the doggos by learning new tricks to impress our friends on facdetime! Puggy is working on ringing his bell, Pops can now sit and lie down and Pomegranate is leaps ahead, and can dance on her hind legs and spin! The dogs love the one on one attention they get and the tricks really do make people smile! Of course, the best way to get our pooches to focus is with tasty, high quality treats, and our personal training favourites are the chicken and lamb chipolata bites by Pet Pavilion.

GROOM TIME!

With all this time on our hands, I don’t think our dogs have ever looked, or smelled better! We are unable to get the dogs to the groomers, so its very important, especially for long haired breeds like Pomegranate, that we keep their coats healthy and tangle free. We highly recommend the Pet Pavilion grooming range and have been obsessing over the black cherry dog shampoo since we first discovered it last year! And of course, we have been using the Pet Pavilion grooming mitt, detangling sprays, dog perfumes and brushes. 

SPRING CLEAN

If like us, after a few days of social distancing or self isolation, you are starting to climb the walls, utilise the time to get clean and organised! Whether your pooch has a cupboard, a box, or a bedroom (guilty) now is the perfect time to have a good old spring clean that Mrs Hinch would be proud of.

TOUGH TREATS

Luckily we stocked up on some tough, long lasting chews from Pet Pavilion. Our three really love the pizzle sticks, Yak milk chews and cows ears. They are great for their dental health, completely natural and they keeping boredom at bay for an hour or two - depending on how quick your doggo destroys them!

HIDE & SEEK

Our dogs love a good old game of hide and seek with treats! They love to sniff out the goodies and they get a real sense of achievement when they find it! You can use a snuffle matt if you have one, but no worries if not, we use everyday objects to hide tasty treats for the dogs, as well as placing some under the sofa, all over the grass etc… Our dogs LOVE this game and could hunt all day long if we would let them! We have recently tried the Ekologisk RAWFOR PAW treats exclusively available at Pet pavilion. They are available online and in store and they are irresistible to dogs. They come in a range of flavours and they leave ZERO residue on surfaces and upholstery because they are freeze dried from raw. Crammed full of goodness, 100% natural organic pet care from Sweden. Thank DOG we stocked up on every flavour as these are one of our isolation must haves!

GET MOVING

Is no big secret that exercise is good for your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, so get up, get dressed and get out, just keep your distance from other pooches and owners to meet social distancing guidelines. If you’re looking for a new spring time look for your pooch, then take a look at Pet pavilions new collection of FABULOUS leads, collars and matching poop bag holders in a wide range of colours, style and sizes.

CREATE CONTENT

Create content, don’t be afraid to be silly and put a much needed smile on peoples face by  sharing cute dog photos and videos! Don’t forget to tag Pet Pavilion, so we can like and share! 

TOP TIP

London Doggies - Pet pavilion respect your choice to self isolate and take prevention of the spread of the virus exptremely seriously, so give them a call at either the Kensington or Chelsea branch and they will do all they can to deliver your pet essentials  to you, contact free. (Avaialble on orders of £30 or more)