I just read through this post and first of all a week is not enough time to bond with the both of you. Give it some time. I am glad when you came home he was happy to see you. Our girls run to the door with toys when my husband comes home, they know he will sit on the floor with them for about 1/2 hour and play with them. Even though our girls like everyone in my family, they are both very attached to me and prefer me over everyone else. Is my husband or our children offended? No, they just laugh about it and joke that since they are my dogs I need to feed them etc...
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The next thing is to invest in an xpen, put food, water, toys a bed (or the kennel in there without the door) and a pee pad. That way the puppy can get some exercise during the day and play. You may have a small mess to clean up at first and a puppy to bathe but he will get the hang of it very quickly.
I know a lot of people kennel their dogs I am not one of them, probley because I would not like to be confined to a small space for 8 hrs or more. I feel it is cruel.
Keep us posted on your progress
