Like glue
So I and my pom (4 yo) just moved, and he has become like glue. We have been living here for like a month. He will not leave my side. If he's asleep, and I leave the room, he will wake up and follow me. He's like my shadow. I first thought the behavior was caused by the move, and maybe it is, but seeing that it's almost been a month, I'm less sure. He's an anxious little fella by nature and very sceptical about most new things, so we do exercises to train his confidence, but the shadow-thing worries me, and I'm a little unsure how to proceed about it. He's obviously not great about being home alone either, and he really needs to be, cause I gotta work.
How would you handle this? I want him to be able to feel comfortable laying by himself anywhere in the house, even if I'm not there and I need him to be cool about being home alone. If I spread food on the lawn and leave him out there alone to eat it, he will even ignore the food and sit by the door, just waiting for me to return.
He's always been a little clingy, but not to this extend, and I could really use some suggestions on how to go about it.
So.. any suggestions?
Oh training for home alone, might be relevant. I waited a couple of weeks to let him settle in, before doing any training. Then I started just leaving him in the living room as I went to other parts of the house (to get him familiar with the concept of separation) and then I began actually leaving the house for a bit - gradually extending the time I was gone. He's not barking or going insane, so that's good, but he is waiting right by the door when I open it (I don't make a fuss when I enter btw) so I don't think he's comfortable, and I want him to be.
He's never really had to be home alone before, so hence the training now, though he is 4.