[mocha2008]

Hello,
My dog is 9 months, and she wants to be by us constantly. It's good that she loves us so much, but there are times when she needs to be in her x-pen or crate away from us. If we are home, she barks in her crate or x-pen because she wants to be near us. My husband works from home during the day, and he was putting her in the x-pen until she recently started barking for hours at a time. She doesn't have to go potty. She has food, water, toys, a bone and a blanket. She just doesn't want to be away from us. My husband is having a difficult time getting work done and doesn't want clients to hear our dog barking in the background. There is really nowhere in the house she can be without us hearing her barking. She's only three pounds, but she is so loud. She isn't fully potty trained yet, so she can not be in his office where there is carpet. We have new carpet, and we really don't want any accidents on the carpet.

Does anyone have any suggestions for what we can do? She gets a walk in the morning and during lunch, so she should be fine to sleep. My husband didn't want a dog for reasons like this, but he agreed because I wanted her so badly. He loves her , but this is definitely reminding him why he didn't want a dog. Any ideas would be a great help. Thanks