Not everyone loves halloween. Some humans and dogs do and some don’t…

We’ve had some great tips from our Dog Friendly Dorset Facebook Community on how to help your dog.

There is a great free poster you can download from the police follow this link to tell people not to knock on your door
You can dismantle your doorbell
You can put a sign with an arrow to the flat upstairs (this was my trick one year) to divert traffic
Pop the tele on quite loud or play classical or calming music for your dogs. There are also Dog Calm tracks
Practice the doorbell in the weeks ahead of time where you calm and keep your dog in a distant room from the front door
Thundercoats or Adaptil collar/plug-in to help calm. There are also calming remedies
Zoopharmacognosy natural remedies for anxious dogs - you can book an appointment by filling in this form
Build you dog a den (more on this in our fireworks hacks read here
Draw the curtains/blinds, turn off the lights (or at least the ones at the front of the house). If it looks like no-one is home there is less chance of people knocking or ringing the bell. From Samantha and Johnny on our group