HOW TO MAKE MOVING WITH A DOG EASY!

Y'all, I love my dog. Simon is everything to me. He completes my heart in the best way. This upcoming move with be our second move and the only the third place that Simon's ever lived in his entire life! I was SO nervous about his first move, but with a few tricks, he adapted just fine.

TIP #1 - MOVE THEM LAST 
I chose to have Simon be the last thing that we moved when we moved into the apartment so that he wouldn't be under foot. With this it was easy to make sure that I could set up his spot (at the time it was under our bed) for him to go and hide right away.

TIP #2 - ENSURE THEIR SPOT IS SET UP
Simon doesn't have a traditional dog bed, but he used to hide under our bed for security (now he loves the couch with a blanket to cuddle up on) that is the first thing that I made readily available before bringing him over.

TIP #3 - DO YOUR HEAVY CLEANING BEFORE DOG ARRIVES (IF POSSIBLE)
Our current apartment was never lived in before we moved in so I wasn't too worried about him being around for the light cleaning I was going to do, but this move I will use all of my heavy cleaners before he comes so that we can just have a calm environment for him to adjust to.

TIP #4 - BE PATIENT WITH ACCIDENTS 
We didn't have this problem because there wasn't any previous dog ~*aroma*~ but we did offer WAY more walks in the first few days just in case.

TIP # 5 - ROLL WITH THE FLOW
Just give your dog some overall grace. For the first few weeks Simon didn't leave our side. I mean EVER. He was even following me to the bathroom. I think he was a little nervous about the new place but after about a month he was finally settling in and even though it was a little annoying to have him constantly under foot, I'm sure the new place was scary for him.