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Originally Posted by Bsulli719  Good point. Thank you! She is not destructive in any way, never has been, so I think you are correct. It doesn’t make sense to go to drastic measures. She’s definitely a creature of habit. Tomorrow will begin the process...thanks! |
Just bear in mind that problems that seem so bad at first, a smart, stable, self-confident dog will soon figure out less riotous ways of coping, begin to use their own calming responses on their own, because most dogs need a lot of sleep, eventually get that wild barking uses needless, unproductive energy and grow tired eventually, aren't so nervous, worried when the same things that triggered the worrisome antics keep happening w/no really bad effects on the dog, i.e., she's not hurt, made physically uncomfortable, starved, repetitively frightened or put in danger by the repetitive happening of your going out of the door. The dog dislikes being alone now but most of them fairly quickly begin to accept their less fun way of spending the day w/out you, same as you adjust to working without her, fighting traffic, dealing w/workplace stresses again as you go back to your company.
Don't prolong your goodbyes, make going out of the door matter-of-fact, drama-free and just use the tools you have at hand to help that little one adjust, begin to accept her new normal. She will. Eventually, she'll likely begin to spend her days on your bed or wherever she feels closest to your scent, napping, busying herself patroling around her perimeter as watchdog, napping again on the couch, in her bed, back to the front door, or your bed, until your happy return.