{"id":25,"date":"2019-05-31T13:20:40","date_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themes.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/?p=25"},"modified":"2019-05-31T13:20:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T13:20:40","slug":"what-to-do-if-your-dog-is-sad-or-depressed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/2019\/05\/31\/what-to-do-if-your-dog-is-sad-or-depressed\/","title":{"rendered":"What To Do if Your Dog is Sad or Depressed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Like humans, some dogs can occasionally suffer from bouts of depression and melancholy. And if your dog\u2019s behavior changes, even if you suspect you know why, it\u2019s a good idea to first of all check in with your vet and make sure your dog\u2019s sad mood does not signal a medical problem. Read more to find out what to do next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is, dog sadness usually doesn\u2019t last long!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your dog has a temporary case of the blues, you can comfort them and help change their mood by doing something positive together. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Play with a favorite toy<\/li><li>Go for a brisk walk<\/li><li>Set up a doggy playdate with another canine friend<\/li><li>Go for a ride in the car<\/li><li>Offer a special treat<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/themes.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2019\/05\/blog2-1024x806.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like humans, some dogs can occasionally suffer from bouts of depression and melancholy. And if your dog\u2019s behavior changes, even if you suspect you know why, it\u2019s a good idea to first of all check in with your vet and make sure your dog\u2019s sad mood does not signal a medical problem. Read more to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[27,28,29,30,33,38,42],"class_list":["post-25","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dogs","tag-dog","tag-dog-owner","tag-dog-ownership","tag-dogs","tag-ideas","tag-pet-care-tips","tag-pet-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44460\/2019\/05\/blog1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hbdemo.getmotopress.com\/petotel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}