Are you planning to go out on a vacation? Are your planning to leave your dog alone for this period? If yes, then be prepared to see some serious behavioral issues in your dog.
Dogs tend to face two major problems - Firstly it is a physic and emotional discomfort.
This is because he knows that he is free, but he is unaware as what is it that he should do and what is it that he shouldn't.
He is also under severe stress as he is afraid of doing anything that might get him a punishment.
Secondly he faces a problem of loneliness.
A dog is used to being around people or, other dogs.
So when he is suddenly left along without anybody around, he starts feeling lonely.
So what is it that you can do to get your dog acquainted with staying alone? Well, this will entirely depend upon the age of your dog.
If your dog is small, then your need to be a bit more cautious.
The first thing to do is to get him familiarized with his surroundings and environment.
In case your plan is to leave your dog for the entire day, then you should ensure that you have made available enough water for him.
It is also recommended that you spread paper all over the room or, the most part of it.
This is because small dogs have a tendency of satisfying their physiological needs every 2-3 hours.
One thing that you should bear in mind is to not lock him in his small house without access to enough water.
You can always put him into a small room like the kitchen, in case you do not want to leave him in your drawing room.
You can get somebody to come to your home and walk your dogs.
In this way, your dog will keep meeting other people and dogs around and will help shed the loneliness that he might experience when he is alone.
When the dogs are small, it is always recommended that we spend a few hours of the day with the dog.
We should also introduce him to as many friends and neighbours as possible, till he turns 7-12 weeks.
This helps the dogs to understand and get acquainted with different situations.
If your dog is an adult, then the job is easy.
If you have inculcated a habit in your dog, like feeding him once a day or, walking him in the morning or, the evening only, then leaving him for an entire day will not be a problem at all.
You can feed him when you are back in the evening and you can take him for a walk after you have come home or, before leaving home.
You need to be cautious only if you are out of the house for more than 8 hours.
You dog has a schedule and the schedule will normally be in a span of 8 hours.
In such a situation, you will have to get somebody to come to your house and walk him or, feed him.
It is not advisable to leave your dog if you are planning to go out on a vacation.
If possible, you can take him along with you.
Else you can get someone to take care of him for the time that you are out.
A little extra care can go a long way with you dogs.
If you are busy throughout the week, then spend some time with him in the weekends and holidays.
It is very easy to correct behavioral issues in dogs if you can spend some time with your dog.