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babybuddy · 02-18-2009, 05:22 AM

I work long hours too...usually 9-10 hours M-Th, and I usually keep my little guy in my master bath with a baby gate at the door. I keep pee pads on one side of the room, food, toys and bed at the other side. Try to be consistent with your routine in the morning, and eventually your baby will get used to you being away. My fiance' and I had a hard time being consistent with our routine since he works random hours (sometimes long, sometimes short, and sometimes he would have days at a time off), so our little guy has some seperation anxiety. He usually cries, and then barks a little when we are not in the room with him, and starts to pace and tries to jump over the baby gate. Hopefully you won't have this problem if you are consistent. Good luck!

02-18-2009, 05:22 AM	#5
babybuddy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Trevose, PA, USA Posts: 103	I work long hours too...usually 9-10 hours M-Th, and I usually keep my little guy in my master bath with a baby gate at the door. I keep pee pads on one side of the room, food, toys and bed at the other side. Try to be consistent with your routine in the morning, and eventually your baby will get used to you being away. My fiance' and I had a hard time being consistent with our routine since he works random hours (sometimes long, sometimes short, and sometimes he would have days at a time off), so our little guy has some seperation anxiety. He usually cries, and then barks a little when we are not in the room with him, and starts to pace and tries to jump over the baby gate. Hopefully you won't have this problem if you are consistent. Good luck!