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Eloise and I are moving at the beginning of February! I got a new job and am very excited about the move. This will be my first time moving with a dog. Any suggestions or advice?!

We are moving into a smaller place so I am hoping to only use one Ugodog instead of two. She will have a lot more green space to explore!

Below is a recent picture of Eloise
 

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I have never moved with my Hav, but I moved with my previous dog. She was older when we moved (11) so I'm not sure how much of it relates to that but expect some anxiety that will go away with time.

When we first moved she was very stressed when I left her alone in our new apartment. She adjusted after about two weeks, but those two weeks were rough on her and me.

Good luck and congrats on your new job!
 
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That is exciting! It will be nice to have a bigger yard!!

I moved with my 3 and it went seamlessly. I didn't do anything special besides show them where the doggy door and potty area was. I just let them run around and explore. It is amazing how fast they figure out where everything is!
 
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Eloise is adorable!!!
We moved from an apartment to a house about a year ago and I was surprised at how easily Piper adapted. The only issue I had was a few weeks of pooping by the basement door leading to the backyard because I think she was confused that the basement was part of the house. She also had some fear of the backyard at night where it was not well lit-that was solved with additional lights.
I think she was a little nervous the first time she was left alone in the new house but it really was MUCH easier than I anticipated.
 
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I have moved with Buzzy 4 times now! He has always done fine. When we moved from my apt. to my condo, I took him there before we moved in. It went well and never had any problems. When we moved to the temporary housing, he hated it because there was a beagle that lived below us that would howl all day... Buzzy was very nervous throughout our time there. When we moved in to our house now, he pooped when we first brought him home (and he has NEVER pooped indoors since I have had him), but he settled in quickly. We have a fenced in backyard which is nice, but we moved from 600 square feet to 3000 sq feet so he was overwhelmed at first. I think she will be fine- it may take a week or 2 to get her back in to the routine though. Good luck!
 
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I've moved four times. Depending on where your moving the only thing I wish I had done different was my last move. The 4 plex I moved into has allowed dogs for years. The apartment is very old and I wish I had bombed it for fleas before I moved in. I never even thought about doing that. So if there was a dog living there before you I would bomb your new place and move in a day later. Other wise I had my sister watch the sisters while we were moving so they wouldn't be in the way or get hurt, lost whatever. They adapted to every move. They did have a couple days where they weren't as interested in their food.
 
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We moved 7 years ago with two Havs, Bailey who was 9 years old and Tyler who was 8. We brought them to see and smell the new house as it was being built and I walked them in the area too. On the day we moved, I had both of them on leashes as the movers went in and out and about their business. All of that must have helped because both of them adjusted immediately without any issues at all and they were older and had been in one house since we got them at 10 weeks old. I was truly amazed as I hadn't expected that. Good luck on your move and new job. I'm sure all will go well and, I agree, Eloise is a cutie.
 
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Thank you for all of the nice comments! The stories are very helpful!

Her pen will be the first thing that goes up. She has been to the apartment once before and around the area a few times.
I will have to keep a watchful eye the first few weeks since I will be taking away an ugodog.
What is definitely different, is that the door is down a small flight of stairs. So, greeting people might be tricky to figure out. I am thinking of having her sit on the landing....we will see.

Here is a picture with me, so you can put the face to the name.
 

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We moved 10 months ago. Yogi was just shy of 3 years old, and Boo was 15 months old. We moved right next door to our old home. Boo, the baby, who loves all adventures, had no problem at all...she's always ready for the next adventure in life. Yogi, on the other hand, wanted to go home (She knew her home was right next door!) We had to take them out on leash until we got a fence built, so she would pull desperately towards her yard next door. (Luckily the people who bought our home, were weekenders...so during the week, I'd relent and take her over to our old yard, and let her do her business...and then clean it up, of course) But she had a lot of accidents in our new home too. Once we got a fence put up, things got better...she hasn't had an accident in the house for several months now...thank God!!!! I hope using the Ugodog will make the transition easier for Eloise! BTW....Eloise is positively GORGEOUS!!!! Good luck!
 
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okay, I HAVE to ask... WHY did you move next door!?? lol

I whine and complain about our tiny house (960 sq ft), my tic-tac size kitchen and everything that goes along with a small house. BUT if push came to shove, I would NOT want to move... the thought of moving all the crap... oi vey. lol
 
#15 ·
I HATE moving more then anything in the whole wide world!!!!!!!! My significant other is a house flipper...he bought a motel 10ish years ago, and flipped it into a house to sell. He fell in love with the house he made and we lived there for a few year...but then he had so much of his money tied up in the house, he was limited on flipping other houses, so he decided he had to unload it. He had it for sale for three years (due to the big dip in the house market...excuse my lingo if it's wrong...I'm not a flipper) before it sold, so when it did...we had no plan...so we moved into the motel next door. No, we do not live in a motel room (Thank the good Lord), we live in the living unit, within the motel, and have motel rooms around the outside of our living unit. Usually the motel owner would live in this area, but the owners currently live in another home across the street...on weekends....they are weekenders too...I know....confusing! But we're shacking here until we figure out where we want our forever home to be. And I WANT a forever home!!!! That's real hard to get across to a flipper!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Christina, you and Elouise are both beautiful! Such great pictures! Congratulations on your new job!

Stacey, I don't know how you can stand that! But, married to a career Navy man for 43 years I have done my share of moving, too! We moved every 3 to 4 years until he retired and we have currently been in this house for nearly twenty years now and I plan to die here!! I don't remember having any problems moving with pets but then I don't remember much of anything anymore........lol

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#18 ·
You are 100% correct, Christina! Because we moved into a furnished place, so we had to move some of our stuff to the motel, and move out some motel stuff, and then all the rest of our stuff went into a storage unit. Now when we think of something we'd like to have here...such as my treadmill!...to bad cause it's all literally BURIED in storage!
 
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We just moved into our newly constructed house the week before Christmas...never again! We took Panda to the new house alot during construction so it would be familiar. The whole process was stressful as we were downsizing about 1200 sq. ft and had to get rid of a bunch of stuff. Pan was not happy even when we were living in the old house. She's not big on change or stuff being moved around too much.

The weekend before the movers came we boarded her and she stayed until the move was complete and everything settled. When we brought her home there were still workers coming and going to finish stuff up and she was upset the whole time. We had a couple of pooping incidents and then our son came home with his dachshund. Another week of turmoil with more family coming in and she was totally confused and exhausted.

Thinkgs have finally calmed down and even though we still have folks coming in some she is finally getting used to being here. Not sure what we could have done different, but I'm glad this is our LAST move! :)
 
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Poor Pan- going from boarding to the new house musty have been tough. I was fortunate when moving that Buzzy was always with my neighbor (who he had spent almost everyday with anyways), or my in-laws (who still ask if he can come for vacation to their house- even though we live a few miles from them :pound: Like I would ever let Buzzy go away from me for a week if I was home). Either way, Buzzy had just turned 9- new job, new house, new state... we moved from the city to the 'burbs (which I think was a bigger adjustment)!
 
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In the process of moving withBama right now, and last spring I helped my parents with their move from near PA to TX. I drove Miss Yorkie halfway across the country!

I wish I had some real advice. I guess one is make sure doors and gates are closed, and canines are secure in a crate/carrier/etc. when movers are coming in and out....far away from propped open or constantly opening doors.

Bama seems to like the move so far. First night she barked but last night she was fine. At least our move is in the same neighborhood so she would go on walks as I carried boxes over.
 
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