You may already be doing this, I dont know but Ive been watching alot of the dog whisperer to help with the rescues Im fostering and he always says to walk the dogs for at least an hour a day preferably in the morning then feed them and they will sleep all day instead of having anxiety when they are alone. I have been doing the 1 hour in the morning and I also have been doing a quick walk right when I get home from work and right before bedtime. Its a pain to get up an hour earlier and its alot of walking but Im not spending time cleaning up other dog related issues so thats good. The poor dogs are so tired they only sleep but they seem content. He says in the wild they walk all day so its un-natural to stay pent up in the house in the daytime. I hope things work out for you.
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