Should I crate my lurcher
Hello,
So I adopted my lurcher Joey around 3 months ago (almost one and a half, male) and we have started having issues with him crying when I leave that house. When we got him we done the standard small increases in time left alone and he seem to be absolutely fine and now in the last few weeks has is getting increasingly worse. He doesn’t cry when I first leave him or seem distressed in anyway but a little bit after he starts crying. He seems to be settled in his bed then will hear a noise or see something out the back door walk in a circle crying or climb the back door and then remember his bed exists and will the settle again.
We have tried all the normal things like making sure he’s both physically and mentally exercise, background noise and a good chew when we leave but it doesn’t seem to make a difference anymore. For this reason I am thinking about getting him a crate with a cover so that he has less distractions and more chance of staying settled in his bed. Especially because he never cries whilst in his bed only when walking around. He never leave him for more than a few hours but it still feels cruel to leave him. The crate would also mean we could leave him in a quieter part of the house as currently the kitchen is the only place we can safely leave him.
Does any on have any advice or any suggestions about the crate?
Thank you!