After the decision was made to re-home the Queen's corgis with Prince Andrew and Princess Beatrice, there has come some friendly advice from Graeme Hall, TV's Dogfather, to help the dogs settle in their new surrounds.
After the sad passing of the Queen last Thursday, it was thought that King Charles III would move his Jack Russells, Bluebell and Beth, into Buckingham Palace.
This meant that the Queen's two Welsh corgis, Muick and Sandy, would be finding their feet in a new residence, with them making the journey to Prince Andrew's £30 million regal residence, Royal Lodge in Windsor.
Andrew, Beatrice and her sister Eugenie are said to have gifted Muick to the Queen to keep her company when Prince Philip was in hospital, while the Prince of York gave her Sandy in June on what would have been Prince Philip's 100th birthday.
The corgis will likely be living alongside Prince Andrew and his wife Sarah Ferguson's current dogs - Jack, Cici, Teddy and Ginger.
Graeme Hall, who has made a name for himself as The Dogfather on Channel 5 series Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly, has told The Mirror about what steps need to be taken by the Royals to ensure that their four-legged friends have an easy transition.
Graeme said: "Like humans, dogs grieve in different ways. They are all individual, after all.
"The fact is we cannot fully understand how grief feels for dogs – it’s not as though we can sit them down for a heart-to-heart over a coffee – but they are often withdrawn and less playful for a period of time."
Graeme continued to give some tips for Prince Andrew so that the corgis can find their feet in their new home.
He said: "For new owners, my best advice is give them time to settle and create new routines that work for you.
"There’s something very comforting about following a routine when everything else in life feels up in the air.
"The good news if that dogs are capable of adapting remarkably quickly to new surroundings and people, so ‘best paw forward’ is the attitude."
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