For the past 4 years when I came home from college, I would make sure to spend quality time with my two dogs by taking them to the dog park at least 2 days a week, playing and giving them pets because I have found this is how my dogs feel most loved. In high school I was often asked by my neighbors and family friends to watch their dogs (who often had separation anxiety). In these cases, for the hours I would check up on them or the nights I spent over I would play make sure to always be in the same space as them, keep talking to them lovingly and giving them pets.