🍁🐾 FALL BACK! Don’t Forget Our Furry Friends! 🐾🍁 This Sunday, November 1, Daylight Saving Time ends, and we turn our clocks back one hour! While many of us look forward to an extra hour of sleep, our dogs and cats may have other ideas! 🐶🐱 Our pets don’t follow clocks. They follow routines! Here are a few ways to help them adjust: 🐾 Make gradual changes. Shift feeding times, walks, and bedtime by 10–15 minutes over several days. 🐾 Expect earlier wake-up calls. Your pet’s internal clock doesn’t automatically reset! 🐾 Keep routines predictable. Familiar activities help our pets feel comfortable and secure. 🐾 Be mindful of earlier sunsets. With darkness arriving sooner, reflective gear and good lighting are especially important during evening walks. 🐾 Give them time. Some pets adjust quickly, while others may need a little extra patience and understanding. ❤️ As a positive reinforcement dog trainer and longtime pet sitter, I encourage pet parents to remember that even small changes in our routines can affect our animals. Our clocks change overnight, but our pets need time to adjust. Wishing all my neighbors, virtual friends and furry companions a safe, happy Fall Back weekend! 🍂🐕🐈 June Collins Dog Training & Pet Sitting