How to help your pet adjust to more time home alone when restrictions lift

How to help your pet adjust to more time home alone when restrictions lift

Ryan explains that over a period of days, you can gradually increase the time your dog is left behind the stair gate until you get to a point that they feel relaxed enough for you to wander completely out of sight.

Man turns under-stairs cupboard into incredible dog bedroom for just £100

Man turns under-stairs cupboard into incredible dog bedroom for just £100

Will cut a hole in the plasterboard, adding wood to make a new door frame, and creating an internal wall to set Dudley’s room apart from the larger cupboard space.

Small pets just got a leg up with Aldi's dog stairs to help them get on the sofa

Small pets just got a leg up with Aldi's dog stairs to help them get on the sofa

Aldi’s upcoming pet event has a solution – a set of mini stairs you sit beside higher parts of the house they’re allowed up on.Puppy’s little helper (Picture: ALDI)Cat beds that look like strawberries, pineapples, and mice are just some of the highlights.

Tim Dowling: we’re looking after a puppy. It’s riding our dog

Tim Dowling: we’re looking after a puppy. It’s riding our dog

I set my alarm for 7am to release the puppy from the cage at its accustomed hour, but when it goes off, my wife is already downstairs, the tiny dog running figures of eight round her ankles.“I knew you’d be down here, sucking up to it,” I say.“Did you want to be the one to let it out?” she says.“No,” I lie.“The extractor fan man will be here soon,” she says.“That’s today?” I say.

Woman makes DIY stairlift for her elderly rescue pugs

Woman makes DIY stairlift for her elderly rescue pugs

George, Emery, Bodhi and Sam waiting for their turn in the stairlift (Picture: Mercury Press & Media Ltd)When Sonya Karimi, 31, from New Orleans, Louisiana, adopted elderly pugs George,13, and Bodhi, 10, and Boston terrier Sam, 10, she noticed they struggled to climb her stairs.

Woman transforms cupboard under the stairs into luxury bedroom for her dog

Woman transforms cupboard under the stairs into luxury bedroom for her dog

Paige used leftover paint and Winston’s bed was made from an old pallet (Picture: Mediadrumimages / @paigeinthebro)She spent just £35.95 on the project, purchasing some adhesive floor tiles for £27, a new cushion that cost £4.95, and spending £4 in delivery costs.

How to stay sane at home with the help of your pet

How to stay sane at home with the help of your pet

We can play games with our dogs, such as creating a scent hunt by hiding little bits of kibble or treats around the home — under the bed, at the side of a dresser, or the top of stairs.

Fat cat Sox who struggles with stairs competes to be the best pet slimmer

Fat cat Sox who struggles with stairs competes to be the best pet slimmer

Pet cat Sox is more than double the weight he should be (Picture: PA)Rejoice, fellow chonky cats and pups lovers – it’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Family adopts neglected dog after she wandered into their home

Family adopts neglected dog after she wandered into their home

"I went downstairs, and on the first floor, in the middle of our house, there was sitting what looked to be like a cold, wet puppy," Jack said.Jack said he and Emily stayed up for the rest of the night looking up things like "What do you do when you find a dog?".

Woman turns the space under her stairs into a luxury dog house

Woman turns the space under her stairs into a luxury dog house

Kimberly and her husband did all the work themselves (Picture: jersey.thegoldengirl/Instagram) They began by adding a door then installing electric (Picture: jersey.thegoldengirl/Instagram) Jersey even has her own mailbox (Picture: jersey.thegoldengirl/Instagram)The couple even had a custom artwork made to look just like Jersey.

Props to Bertha the obese chihuahua who lost almost half her body weight

Props to Bertha the obese chihuahua who lost almost half her body weight

She reached her 5lb goal a year into her diet, and Allison says ‘her vet is super happy with her at the moment.’ What Bertha looks like now (Picture : Allison Hackett /SWNS.COM) She continues, ‘Now she can go up and down the stairs, she can stand on her hind legs, she can run around.

Mum broke her neck tripping over her dog and falling down the stairs

Mum broke her neck tripping over her dog and falling down the stairs

Bexx Hunt tripped over her dog and fell down the stairs in a freak accident (Picture: James Linsell-Clark/ SWNS.com)‘It was just something you would never expect.