IT’S UNFAIR TO ASK YOUNG DOG TO STAY HOME ALONE FOR 8 TO 10 HOURS:HE NEEDS TO GET OUT TO RELIEVE HIMSELF MIDWAY THROUGH THE DAY. IF YOU FORCE HIM TO SOIL IN THE HOUSE, AT WORST YOU CAN CAUSE STRESS RELATED BEHAVIORS, AT BEST YOU MAY CREATE HOUSE TRAINING PROBLEMS.OPTIONS MAY INCLUDE TAKING HIM TO WORK WITH YOU, HAVING FAMILY MEMBERS COME HOME ON THEIR LUNCH HOUR, ARRANGING FOR STAY AT HOME NEIGHBORS TO TAKE HIM OUT, HIRING A PET WALKER TO WALK HIM AND PLAY WITH HIM, OR SENDING HIM TO A WELL RUN DOGGIE DAYCARE ENVIRONMENT.(NOTE: THE DAYCARE OPTION IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR A VERY YOUNG PUP.) IF YOU SET UP A ROUTINE TO HELP YOUR DOG SUCCEED, HE’LL SOMEDAY EARN HIS MASTERS DEGREE IN HOME ALONE, AND BE TRUSTED WITH FULL HOUSE FREEDOM. IT MAY BE TOO LATE FOR SOME DOG OWNERS TO SAY THEY’VE NEVER HAD A DOG WITH SEPARATION ANXIETY, BUT IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO SAY NEVER AGAIN.