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We've thought about getting a second dog, but it is a lot of responsibility and work for people our age. And I was reading a lot of stories of people in our spot and one person said they thought adopting another dog would help, but instead they ended up now having two dogs with separation anxiety! I think it could go either way
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@tcokeefe I totally understand your hesitation. It’s not a guaranteed fix. My boy Labradoodle puppy misses me, and having his sister as company doesn’t stop that anxiety.
He’s now got used to me being on the property, just not in the same room. He no longer cries but often he will stay at the door and wait for me. I increased that time away from him gradually getting him used to being without me.
I then used the same gradual leaving while I went out. They are terrible chewers so I can’t leave them items of my clothing in their beds as comfort!
2 dogs are double work, double cost and double strength required.
I would keep working with your solo dog.
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My situation was not exactly the same. But for what it’s worth. We had a perfectly trained and well behaved chocolate lab with that non-trainable spaniel. We thought maybe if he watched the lab and they were put out together, he would get the picture. Nope. But at least the lab didn’t pick up his bad habits.