I'm a little frustrated, and need some help/advice. Sorry if this is a little long.
Mickey is 6 months old. I leave the house at 8:45am, and am home by 5:15 M-F.
About 4 of the five days that I am at work, when I come home his pen is pretty much trashed, his water bowl upside-down, if there is any food left its all over the place, before I got the Wizdog his pee-pad was torn to shreds (the Wizdog has really worked wonders though- he loves it, and cant get to the pad anymore thank god cause he was EATING the pad).
I keep him in a ex-pen when I am gone. He has his crate in the pen, his bed, his food & water, and his Pee pad (now in the wizdog), he has plenty of toys, and a bullystick to chew on.
I just thought that he would have gotten used to being alone during the day. It kills me to leave him, and there is only a few more weeks of me working, then I am going back to school, and will be away for shorter hours, but in the meantime, do you have any suggestions?
Every morning Mickey goes on a 30 minute walk, and gets at least 20 minutes on top of that of quality play time- in addition to cuddle time in our bed. I am up at 5:45- and hour and a half earlier than I have to be just to devote more time to him in the morning before I have to leave. When I get home in the evening, it is more Mickey time. Wherever I go, he comes... goes on 2 more walks at night, and we play a lot. The weekends are totally devoted to him.... dog parks, regular parks, everything.
I used to come home for 30 minutes during lunch, but then I thought i was just getting his hopes up that I was home, only to just leave him again.
How do I know if this actually separation anxiety? He is a really good, happy dog when I am home, not destructive at all, listens good.... I'm just really concerned. We are going to be getting a second yorkie soon as a companion for him, and im sure that will help, but I just feel like such a bad Mommy
