Hi all! My 9-month-old pup has struggled with separation anxiety ever since we got him at 3 months. We've made good progress, and he can now stay calm in his crate for about an hour while I’m away. I’m hoping to return to the office soon for around four hours at a time, but I feel bad leaving him crated for that long, and I’m not sure he’d remain relaxed for that duration either.
The main issue is that he panics as soon as he sees me leaving. When I work from home, he often settles in another room on his own, so it’s not that he can’t handle being out of my sight. During the successful sessions we’ve had, his crate was covered and I used white noise so he wouldn’t hear the front door opening (that’s also how he sleeps at night), but that feels more like avoiding the root problem.
Does anyone have advice on how to transition him to safely free-roaming while I’m away?
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