I recently got a dachshund puppy and he has grown very attached to me. I have school on certain days, so I leave him at home with my roommates and he consistantly cries and whines when I leave. Is there a way I can train him not to do this? I feel bad because I'm already asking my roommates to watch over him for me. Thanks!
How to train puppy not to cry or whine when I'm gone?
ranipalanikumar
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he longs for you. probably feed him well before you leave. its is natural for pups for long for their loved ones. they are domesticated animals and they want to stay close to us. more so because the pup is without the company of its mother. may be if it has another dog company it will not cry. have another pup for it to play with. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. yes this is the correct solution. i always have two pups at a time.....!!!!
YOU are making your leaving a big deal to the dog. You can't be telling the dog goodbye and giving it goodbye kisses. You may not even be DOING anything like that, but the dog is sensing your apprehension. Be nonchalant when you leave. Just grab your keys and walk out. When you return, just walk in and do whatever you used to do for the first few min. Don't come in the door with the attitude that a horrible experience is now over. Do dry runs. Leave and come back a few min. later to show the dog that you indeed are coming back. He should get use to things eventually and calm down, confident his new master will return and pet him again.