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A local owner of a dog who hates being left has concerns about leaving his dog in dog boarding kennels. His pet was abandoned into a charity kennels for adoption out and it took weeks before a new owner chose her when she was about eight months old. She was a very nervous dog when they got her and still cries and shakes each time she is left alone or with friends.

Dogs cannot expect to have company at all times and they will have to be left on occasion. In this case one of the owners has to go to work each day and the other has to go out shopping and have a social life. The dog is left alone several times each week.

But it feels very different when they think about leaving their dog in dog boarding kennels. It is important to find kennels that will provide appropriate care to the nervous dog. Your dog’s concern is that you will come and get them again and they should know that. For a dog who has been traumatised early in life this is especially important. Even having a couple of hours in such a kennel can be difficult and in such situations working with the kennel owner to acclimatise your dog can be useful. If you develop a good relationship with the kennel owners you may be able to trial leaving your dog for short times before you leave them for a while night..

Regardless of whether you are able to desensitise your dog to being left at dog boarding kennels it can be helpful if you choose kennels where you are able to leave them with their favorite toys and bedding. If you ever had to leave them under emergency situations or to go on holiday it important that they have familiar objects and smells to comfort them in your absence.

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