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[quote=Anonymous]Sounds like he's bored and disappointed to be left behind so he clears the counters to make that point. We crate trained our dogs and then kept the crates around, doors open, to be used as a "den" for privacy and sleeping. Before the dogs were ready to have the run of the house, we left them gated in a room with the open crate and tossed toys and a filled Kong (usually low-fat, frozen peanut butter) to keep them busy. If your dog has outgrown the crate you may need to buy a bigger one and leave it in the kitchen. Entice him to use it as a den when you are home - treats or chews inside, doors open - so he sees it as a happy place. Do not use it for punishment. When you leave, close him in. It will be different for him at first, but far better to keep him safe and not eating something missed in your counter sweep than having him get hurt or have you begin to resent him.[/quote]
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