Pet industry embraces opportunities as owners return to work

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Animal anxiety comes after the pandemic upended the pet business, retail stores were periodically forced to close, while demand for dog walkers, daycare and boarding dried up as pet owners worked from home and stopped travelling

After remortgaging her house and borrowing from friends and family to keep her business alive through the pandemic, Carolyn Hatfield is happily struggling to keep up with demand from pet owners seeking daycare for their COVID puppies.

“It’s kind of the phenomenon of kids going to kindergarten for the first time, and they’re clutching the parent’s leg,” she said. COVID “really demonstrated how much Canadians love animals,” said Barbara Cartwright, CEO of Humane Canada, whose members include Humane Societies and SPCAs across the country.

But caring for these dogs can be difficult because many are unused to being alone or to being around other dogs. Pandemic puppies pose an extra problem because many are not well-socialized and can be nippy with walkers and bark or bite out of frustration, said Nicola Smith, owner of dog walking service We Wag Toronto.

“It’s great because the true sense of the animal is when there’s no stranger in your house or you’re not bringing your dog to a veterinary clinic,” she said.

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