My 5 month old puppy begins barking as soon as we step inside. He's crated, doesn't complain at night, voluntarily walks into the crate to snooze during the day.
Today, he's maybe slept 1-1.5 hours off and on between 7 am through 3:30 pm. I left the house around 340 to pick up my daughter from school. I was home by 410 and as soon as he realized we were home, he begins barking to be let out. He used to be fine taking forced crate naps in another room but now it's a huge tantrum.
The barking drives me insane. I don't want to reinforce any demand barking so I can't go get him until he's quiet. It's just taking ages for him to be quiet for more than 15 seconds.
He's not a big barker otherwise. The neighborhood dogs are all set off by people outside, cars, etc. he is never triggered by them, by the gardeners in the backyard, and rarely by my 4 year old. How do I get prevent this from becoming a bigger problem?
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