If i am going out for an hour or so.. Layla goes in her crate.... i tell her "crate" she goes in.. gets a treat.. and i don't make a big fuss about leaving.. she cries... every time.. but she quiets down.. this i know because sometimes i'll come home and she is asleep! other times she will still be crying. but i don't make a big fuss when i come home either.. because i don't want to reward her for being upset... she settles down after a few minutes.. then i pay attention to her... In September when i start back at university i will set up a "play pen" for her that i got at PetSmart... i put her crate in there so she has the option of going in it... she cries in there too :P she is a suck! but i have started putting her in for about 30 minutes.. leaving the room.. then coming back.. each time making the duration longer. she is starting to get the idea that i DO in fact come back! but in the begining she would get so upset she would pee or poop.. broke my heart.. but we stuck with it and now it isn't as hard! good luck!!! |