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03/17/2025
How Pets (and Pet Sitters) Self-Soothe! 🐾
Ever notice how your pets have their own little rituals to calm down? Just like us, they have their ways of finding comfort!
✨ Cats Self-Soothe By:
🐱 Kneading (AKA making biscuits—so wholesome!)
🐱 Suckling on blankets (or, in this case, a hoodie string…)
🐱 Purring—sometimes they even purr when anxious to calm themselves!
🐱 Grooming excessively when they’re stressed
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✨ Dogs Self-Soothe By:
🐶 Licking (paws, blankets, your face… it’s their thing)
🐶 Carrying around a favorite toy (some even suckle on them like a pacifier!)
🐶 Digging in their bed to get that just right sleeping spot
🐶 The classic “big sigh” before they plop down
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✨ Pet Sitter Self-Soothe By:
🙋🏻♀️Talking to animals like they’re coworkers (some of my best convos happen with dogs and cats)
🙋🏻♀️Taking a deep breath when they run out of p**p bags
🙋🏻♀️Drinking coffee like it’s a lifeline (I’m giving in up energy drinks I promise)
🙋🏻♀️Buying yet another planner to “get organized” (we try, okay?!)
🙋🏻♀️Checking on a sleeping pet every 2 minutes to make sure they’re still breathing
🙋🏻♀️Humming random songs while picking up dog p**p (suddenly, I’m a chart-topping artist in my head)
🙋🏻♀️Traveling with their own fav pillow, blanket and candle.
🙋🏻♀️Whispering “I love you” to a client’s pet and pretending they understand and say it back.
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Which one does your pet do? Or do you have a quirky self-soothing habit, too? Let’s hear it in the comments! ⬇️
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