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As you all know M-Th they are home alone for 7 hours. They had been increasingly getting out of control in our absense when we gave them reign of the house. This only started after we got YoYo. Anyway, now we are keeping them gated in the kitchen and I feel so relieved that I don't have to come home to any messes. If there's a pee/poo accident on the hard kitchen floor it's MUCH more managable than on my couches/blankets/carpets, etc.
"I" miss having them be able to wait in the livingroom window for us to get home. But, honestly, they seem a tad less stressed being in the kitchen. I think them looking out the window and barking at EVERY leaf that blew by all day couldn't have been great for them. They seem a lot more calm when we gate them and walk out the door. When we'd leave them in the window you'd hear them howling and crying on the top of their lungs when we walked away.
They each have a bed, kibble & water in the kitchen.
Anyway, just updating you on the latest--since my last post was kind of negative and I was so frustrated with them. Things are better now :thumbsup: And just a message to anyone feeling "guilty" for confining your pet when you're not home--it's better for EVERYONE in the long run!
"I" miss having them be able to wait in the livingroom window for us to get home. But, honestly, they seem a tad less stressed being in the kitchen. I think them looking out the window and barking at EVERY leaf that blew by all day couldn't have been great for them. They seem a lot more calm when we gate them and walk out the door. When we'd leave them in the window you'd hear them howling and crying on the top of their lungs when we walked away.
They each have a bed, kibble & water in the kitchen.
Anyway, just updating you on the latest--since my last post was kind of negative and I was so frustrated with them. Things are better now :thumbsup: And just a message to anyone feeling "guilty" for confining your pet when you're not home--it's better for EVERYONE in the long run!