If you know your dog has anxiety when trick-or-treaters constantly ring the doorbell:
- Take your dog for a long, solid walk about an hour before it gets dark. Don’t take this time for your dog to stop and smell every tree on the block. This is a time to let your dog drain a lot of stored up energy. A tired dog is a calmer dog.
- If your dog needs to be away from the doorbell, try keeping them in a room farthest away from the doorbell with toys and soothing music. If your dog feels safe in their crate, make sure to bring it in the room for comfort.
- If your dog feels the need to see who’s at the door every time, then keep your dog on a leash and have one person open the door and pass out candy while another person holds onto your dog’s leash at a far enough distance to where they can’t get to the door but could still see who’s at the door.