separation anxiety??? help!!

[laureNyc]

hi!! i rescued a 4 year old Yorkie several months ago. ..initially,i attempted to gate him in the living room while i was at work, but he has managed to escape any and every gate/homemade barrier I've thrown his way.

Since he doesn't have accidents and doesn't chew anything, I gave up on the gate and let him have the run of my apartment.

My upstairs neighbors have told me that lately,he has been barking when I'm not home. This was a total shock to me. He doesn't seem to care when I leave in the morning. He doesn't follow me to the door, in fact he is often sleeping when I leave.

How do I get him to stop? Should I confine him to the living room?

Thanks!!

[barneysmommmy]

Poor guy. I don't have any advice, but hopefully someone will come along with some suggestions. Have you tried leaving the tv on for him? When we went on vaca this summer, we brought our dogs. We would always turn on a fan and the tv and confine them to one room. We did this as a sound barrier so that surrounding condos couldn't hear them if they barked. But it also kept them from hearing scary noises that would cause them to bark.