Prepare Your Pet for the End of Summer Time
Temporary changes are hard enough for us humans. We don’t have to wake up earlier than an hour, but we are slaves to the clock, and so we will still figure out how to get to meetings and appointments on time. But our pets are unaware that times have changed, so they will be confused if their schedule gets a little out of order. You can make the transition easier by starting to prepare now.
Since it is autumn now, we will “retreat” and set the clock back one hour. This means that a puppy who usually wakes you up at 7 a.m. will, if you don’t make any changes, start to run his nose at 6 a.m. In their view, everything happens an hour after, they expect it. (In the spring, when we move the clocks forward, the opposite happens, and the same puppy will wake you up at eight o’clock.)
So start adjusting your pet’s routine now. Get up ten minutes later each day and adjust other events, such as meal times, by the same amount of time. This way, your pet will be ready for early Sunday clock transitions (Daylight Saving Time ends November 1, 2020). As a bonus, you will be better able to adjust to the changing times.