hi all...

i am looking for some advice with my boxer pup the time is coming closer to me going back to work and im dreading it as i am going to have to leave kyra home alone i have tried leaving her a coulpe of times for short periods making them longer every time i leave her and she has been fine most of the time the other day i left her to go to pets at home and she was left for 1 hour on arrival home she was barking and whining at the door i could hear her a couple of doors away im am really getting up set thinking about mon haveing to leave her for 4 hour for me to go back to work i am not crate training as i dont like the idea of locking her up she has a walk in cupboard in the hall as her room which has her bed and toys in she also has access to my hall for toilet training where the training pads are she has no problem with the toilet training but it is the whining and barking please give me some advice as i cant sleep at night at the thought of monday coming and leaving her alone i know ahe has to learn but i dont want to upset her or the nieghbours if she is making alot of noise has anyone else had this problem or am i making myself worse with worry any suggestion on leaving her would be much appreciated .......

I know it may seem horrible locking her in the crate but it really isn't - in the wild they would have a den to hide in and it's the same idea and keeps her safe too - we seen overnight results when we put Rocky in the crate and let him sleep in our room in it - from the very next day I could leave him in the crate whereas before he would bark continuously if i left the room................

If you don't go for the crate - you probably have to start leaving her for very short periods of time - eg 2 minutes over and over again and slowly build it up as much as possible before Monday.

Hope you find something that works.

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Proud owner of Rocky the Yorkie, born July 2008, who came to live with us at 8 weeks old