Have blanket, will travel. A blanket can help dogs handle adventures away from home shares, Karen London, PhD. It is a technique used commonly with service dogs that helps them relax. With training, the blanket indicates to the dog where to sit or lie down.
Source: The Bark, July 24, 2017.
Once a dog has been to multiple places and happily goes to lie down and stay on his blanket, it’s typical to be able to put that blanket anywhere and have him feel comfortable. That’s really the great value of a security blanket for dogs—being able to help the dog feel at home anywhere.
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