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Hello there, new member here and also a first time Basset owner! I have a 3 month old red and white pup named Paisley, she's absolutely precious and wonderful and I couldn't possibly be happier with her. I've gotten her housebroken within a week, she can sit on command, knows not to mess with my food, etc etc. She's quite intelligent!
However, there is one major concern. I have to move in 2 months and I will be moving into an apartment. When Paisley is around my girlfriend or me she is very well behaved, but the second we are out of sight and unreachable she completely freaks out and will NOT be quiet. It starts with whining and then slowly progresses to full-on barking. This is any time she is not with us, especially when she's in her crate at night. We've done everything "by the books" as far as crate training goes, but she just won't stop making noise. We tried keeping it in our bedroom but that didn't help, we have a Kong food stuffed toy but she ignores it til she tires herself out from barking. We've tried putting a sheet over the crate to make it more "cozy" but nothing is working! If she's still doing this by the time we have to move we're going to have a major problem.. I need some advice, please!
I'm asking all of you because the vast majority of tips and all for the dog have come from here and have been extremely effective. I didn't see anything about this specific issue on here, hence this thread. Thank you all so much!
However, there is one major concern. I have to move in 2 months and I will be moving into an apartment. When Paisley is around my girlfriend or me she is very well behaved, but the second we are out of sight and unreachable she completely freaks out and will NOT be quiet. It starts with whining and then slowly progresses to full-on barking. This is any time she is not with us, especially when she's in her crate at night. We've done everything "by the books" as far as crate training goes, but she just won't stop making noise. We tried keeping it in our bedroom but that didn't help, we have a Kong food stuffed toy but she ignores it til she tires herself out from barking. We've tried putting a sheet over the crate to make it more "cozy" but nothing is working! If she's still doing this by the time we have to move we're going to have a major problem.. I need some advice, please!
I'm asking all of you because the vast majority of tips and all for the dog have come from here and have been extremely effective. I didn't see anything about this specific issue on here, hence this thread. Thank you all so much!