I found this article from Petco really useful and want to share it for all my lovely dog lovers and pet parents out there.
Many of us are looking forward to getting back to a version of our old pre-COVID lives. As conditions improve, you may have already started planning to head back to the office, host a small get-together or resume your favorite hobbies.
Post-pandemic life, however, may be a little less appealing to our four-legged family members as mental health concerns are likely to accelerate at scale. After more than a year of near-around-the-clock companionship, fewer social interactions with humans and other animals, an increase in door deliveries and more, pets are about to experience changes in their environment that could result in possibly the biggest mental health crisis of their lifetimes.