I have a dog who is hyper attached to me and I do want him to be more independent. I do leave him with a neighbor who also has a similar size and breed dog, when I have to work at the office and that was working well to have him more independent. But then I went on a 18 day holiday and since coming home my dog is much more clingy to me. My neighbor said he was very depressed when I was gone and I shouldn’t do such a trip again without him. I thought he was becoming more independent but I seem to have made him regress a lot. While my neighbor loves my dog, I know she’s not as attentive or sensitive to when he tries to communicate with her or anticipating what his needs might be. Perhaps if I find other people who can read my dog like I can, he won’t be as dependent on me.
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I have a dog who is hyper attached to me and I do want him to be more independent. I do leave him with a neighbor who also has a similar size and breed dog, when I have to work at the office and that was working well to have him more independent. But then I went on a 18 day holiday and since coming home my dog is much more clingy to me. My neighbor said he was very depressed when I was gone and I shouldn’t do such a trip again without him. I thought he was becoming more independent but I seem to have made him regress a lot.
While my neighbor loves my dog, I know she’s not as attentive or sensitive to when he tries to communicate with her or anticipating what his needs might be. Perhaps if I find other people who can read my dog like I can, he won’t be as dependent on me.