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I do not leave her in the room for over periods of 2 hours. She mainly is resting in the room with the baby gate.

Pup doesn't have an outside pen yet as I am still awaiting for it's delivery. I can't leave her roaming the backyard by herself as the backyard isn't puppy proof.. Need to insert wooden planks under the fence so she doesn't escape. However I do take her to the yard with her leash and she loves running around, digging up holes, tasting a lot of different leaves and chasing after butterflies. I'm planning on getting her an obstacle course which will stimulate her more

That through the past week has helped a lot. As soon as we start feeding the pup with attention when we come back home it heightens her anticipation for attention. Ensuring every other family member does this is the hard part. Just an update, my pup has been sleeping in my room with the baby gate locked for over an hour. I hope she is sleeping because she is tired, and not depressed or anxious

Thankyou all so much for the great input . So I've been working on all the tips everyone has given, I have purchased a kong toy and she loves it. Also I have bought a baby fence to put in my room so she doesn't feel as anxious as she generally gets. When leaving her alone, i have a TV in my room and turn it on for her, this calms her down a little bit as well. The initial crying hasn't stopped, but it's now decreased to occasional whimpering. I have ordered a play pen for her to be outside as well. I'm a law student and have a exam this Friday, so I hope when she's left alone for 3 hours she will be okay :) Really appreciate all the advice!

I am very glad this isnt anxiety afterall! you're right, i should play more in this room with her and go in and out constantly, so when she is left there its not so much of a big deal when im not there. i am also thinking of buying those toys which you can put treats in so she can spend some time being distracted with that. I havent left her out in the backyard alone, she is more of an indoor dog. this is the first time i have ever had a pet, so she gets me each time she starts crying and giving me the cute puppy stare!

Hi all, I have a 12 week King Charles Cavalier, I have started to leave her alone in a space that I have allocated at home (there are toys, water, adequate lighting, window for her to look out) However the moment I place her in this allocated space she starts crying non-stop! I have left her for a maximum time of 20mins and she would not stop crying. There are times which I will need to leave her alone for 2-3 hours but I do not know how I can leave her whilst she is crying. Any advice will be GREATLY appreciated.