14week old puppy cries when he's left

[Sunshinelollypops8]

Hi all.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have a bordadoodle puppy and he howls when he is left alone. I don't leave him too long but he even howls when he is left in a room on his own and we are on the house.
I'm conscious about it annoying my neighbours and it's not nice for him either.
Does anyone have any tips?
He is absolutely fine being left in the car. No issues what's so ever just in the house 😅.
Thanks 😊

Of course he cries, he is just a baby. We used baby gates when our lab was a puppy, so he could still see us .

u need to build it up REALLY slowly, like getting him used to you being out for one minute and then back. never making a big fuss when u leave or come back.
and don't return whilst he is crying wait for him to have settles / gone quiet even for a few moments before you go back.
it can take a while!

@Sundancerintherain I know he's just a baby and I know he's going to cry. I just don't want to annoy the neighbors. Will invest in some baby gates thanks.

@whereisthekey I have started doing this leaving then coming back in and I don't make a fuss of him until he is calm then I give him a little Stoke. I think I will have to up my game and do it more through out the day. I think it's just a shock to my system because my previous puppy didn't care about being left in the house one bit even from 8 weeks 😅. I think I have been having Abit of wishful thinking in thinking this pup would be the same 😂

We rewarded nothing with our pup. So every time he was settled and calm we rewarded him gently and calmly. No attention given when jumping/over excited etc boundary training/crate training is good too. It gives them confidence ours has never been locked in his crate, hits his safe space and has a cover so is good for naps.

We used a pen and baby gates so he could be in an area but not necessarily have access to me/us. He doesn’t feel ‘alone’ so doesn’t bark/whine or cry. Your pup is just a baby so should be sleeping 18/20 hours a day.

Have a look at the facebook site Dog Training Advice adn Support. They've got some really good advice on this. You have to build up slowly - so just leaving the room for a second or two and build up. We used to go and stand in the street for 5 minutes. It soon builds up. By about 6 months she was happy being left alone for a couple of hours. Helps if she'd had a walk, food and was sleepy first.

I know he's just a baby and I know he's going to cry. I just don't want to annoy the neighbors. Will invest in some baby gates thanks.

He's just a baby - he shouldn't be left to cry.
I second the suggestion of Dog Training Advice and Support on Facebook, it is excellent.

Their premium puppy group (you pay a small monthly fee) was absolutely invaluable for the first few months too, although the normal free group is great.

Looking at "flitting games" to help build up being left alone. Helped massively with my velcro cocker spaniel. He's by no means perfect (just turned 1) but we get a lot of compliments on his behaviour and we've stuck with the DTAS Advice throughout. It does pay off eventually, he can be left quite happily for 3-4 hours (we WFH but a meal out or drinks with friends) and he just snoozes.