Can a dog be left alone in an apartment for 8 hours while we are at work without causing damage and barking too much?
Answer If you are 100% the pack leader so your dog is secure when you leave him and you take him for long walks that tire him out before you leave and another walk when you get back, your chances are good that your dog will be fine. In nature dogs get up in the morning and walk to find food. So you if you simulate that by pack walking your dog for a long time before you leave to tire him out and then feed him he will go into rest mode and should be ok until you return. It is important that you pack walk him and not allow him to walk you. If you concentrate on exercise and leadership matching the needs of the dog, the dog should be fine. The higher energy the dog the longer walk or even jog/run/bike ride the dog will need to go on. Placeing a back pack on a higher energy dog helps to tire him out and give him a sense of a job that must be done. A tired dog is a good dog. A dog with pent up energy and who does not know his place in his pack generally are the dogs that act out. It is impo
Answer If you are 100% the pack leader so your dog is secure when you leave him and you take him for long walks that tire him out before you leave and another walk when you get back, your chances are good that your dog will be fine. In nature dogs get up in the morning and walk to find food. So you if you simulate that by pack walking your dog for a long time before you leave to tire him out and then feed him he will go into rest mode and should be ok until you return. It is important that you pack walk him and not allow him to walk you. If you concentrate on exercise and leadership matching the needs of the dog, the dog should be fine. The higher energy the dog the longer walk or even jog/run/bike ride the dog will need to go on. Placeing a back pack on a higher energy dog helps to tire him out and give him a sense of a job that must be done. A tired dog is a good dog. A dog with pent up energy and who does not know his place in his pack generally are the dogs that act out. It is impo
