Using the x-pen when i am at work has been great for us.There are many members on here who use them too. My trainer at puppy school said if they had to be left while we are are work,out otherwise etc. to try and leave with a 'view of the world' through either a window or ranchslider/door as they can see outside and don't feel so closed in/isolated etc. My cats also keep my pup company withput her being able to bother them-they often sleep on a chair near the x-pen. My pup won't eat when I am not there either,although i leave out kibble in her pen. I try to make sure she has had some breakfast and leave her a stuffed Kong. We outside train-in the yard and are pretty good now unless it is awful weather, or the supervising person is on the playstation and forgets to take her out--my son!lol. Accidents sometimes happen,c'est la vie. I agree that consistancy is the answer. Good luck.
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