When is it okay to leave your puppy home alone
How to Leave Your Puppy Home Alone | Chewy
dogs are instinctively social animals
and can get anxious when they're lonely
or bored with consistency and confidence
you can train your pet and yourself
that's saying goodbye for a few hours
does not mean you're leaving for ember
for ever or step one exercise before
leaving the house take your puppy
outdoors for 30 minutes to an hour so
they'll get there potty break in and
their energy out the goal is to give
them enough mental and physical
stimulation so they'll be too tired to
even notice you're gone step 2 create a
secure puppy zone find an area of your
home where you can set up a secure spot
just for your pup you'll want to put up
a portable pen and attach it to your pet
crepe place a potty pad a little ways
away from the crate so your pup can
train himself to keep his bed clean it's
important that your dog has a positive
association with the crate so if they're
not quite there yet check out this video
on how to crate train your dog you'll
also want to leave a few crates save
interactive toys to keep your furry
friend preoccupied keep in mind that the
rule of thumb for leaving your pup alone
is one hour per month so that means if
they're three months old they could only
hold their bladders for up to three
hours but it isn't ever recommended to
leave your dog alone for more than five
hours if you can't come home to let your
dog out every few hours enlist your
favorite dog walker to pop in for some
quality outside playtime step 3 turn up
the tunes
studies show that music can reduce your
pups anxiety and quell nervous behaviors
such as chewing destruction and barking
however your fur baby is more likely to
relax with reggae music
stop drop and slow classical music avoid
anything that you would dance or rock
out to loud noises and fast speeds could
agitate and stress out your pup the
simpler the sound the greater the
relaxation response oh yeah step 4 be
calm confidence is key if you look
nervous your dog will be nervous too try
really try to pretend as if it's sad
sweet little face isn't completely
destroying your heart and make you want
to quit your job and just backpack
across all of North America if you
associate leaving with being sad your
dog is gonna do the same when you come
home resist the urge to play with your
pup the moment they greet you at the
door go about your business for about a
half an hour then once they've calmed
down only then should you shower your
dog at attention and cuddles this will
help normalize at times you come in and
out of the house they'll start to learn
that you leaving is an everyday thing
and fortunately not the end of the world
to recap exercise setup your puppy zone
play some soothing sounds and keep calm
soon you'll be coming home to a cool
collected companion when you bring home
the bacon what does your pup do when
they're home alone tell us in the
comments below I'm Sarah and we'll see
you next time bye
oh outdoors outdoors take your puppy
outdoors for 30 minutes to an hour
