Mine is confined to the kitchen and laundry room area. It is large - and he has stayed there since he was a pup (he's 15 months old now). When I get ready to go out the door - he actually goes and jumps in his bed and watches me go.....never a peep or a whine. And, when I get back home - (I'm gone 5 or 6 hours) -- he is still in his bed. I swear he sleeps the whole time I'm gone. I have another dog that has free roam of the house - and he sleeps all the time I'm gone too.
I'm sure dogs have different temperments - and are raised a little differently too -- but none of my dogs has ever cried or whinned when I leave the house for a while. -- But, like all dogs, they are ecstatic when I get back home.
Carol Jean |