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Hi everyone!

We’re trying to train our cocker spaniel to be comfortable spending short periods on her own while we’re still at home (e.g. in the laundry or outside).

The interesting thing is she’s completely fine when we actually leave the house (we have a camera for when we are not home). The problem is when we’re home but she’s separated from us by a door. She becomes really restless, jumps at the door, and cries.

We’ve been trying to reward her whenever she’s calm and quiet, but it doesn’t seem to be helping. As soon as we give her a treat and leave again, she gets even more worked up and starts jumping and crying all over again.

We’d really appreciate any advice!