Our 4mo puppy is great! We are working through training on a number of things, but the biggest challenge thus far has been getting him to be comfortable in the kennel while we are out of the house. He does totally fine overnight, but struggles a little in the kennel alone.
We monitor him with a camera while we are away. We have not been away from him for more than about 3 hours so far. We have been using a consistent routine and doing it daily. He certianly has improved over time, but still barks and seems a bit upset about 10-15% of the time he is in there.
I had the idea recently that it could be useful to install a wireless doorbell near his kennel. The thought would be that we would ring it outside when we got home. Over time, with consistent use, the hope would be that he would associate the doorbell with when he would actually be let out, rather than him barking and hoping that it would work at any given time.
Has anyone tried this or a similar approach?
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