Every dog is going to have a confinement zone (your house or room is one even if you don't use a crate/pen/gate etc.). Dogs don't have thumbs to open the doors and leave the house! It is imperative that we make the confinement zone a good place to be so the dog doesn't develop any separation anxiety, or isolation issues. When a dog is already struggling with separation anxiety, this is 100x more important!
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