I recently adopted a Jack Russell puppy and he is just 8 weeks old. I did a lot of research because Jack Russells can be a handful and every website I went on said they needed a lot of socialising and help for the first few weeks and could be left alone for short periods of time but not hours.
I have been putting him in his little area for about 15 minutes/half an hour a day and leaving plenty of toys in there and regularly checking on him but not making a big deal of it. He spends most of the rest of the day with me following me around/sleeping or playing with me. This seems about right to me as I've only had him a few days and he's still really new to the house. I have taken time off to spend time with him for the next few weeks.
He has also been sleeping on my bed but on his own bed down the end and he sleeps on this bed in the lounge during the day so he doesn't become accustomed to sleeping in my bed.
My housemate has a degree in animal science (graduated a few years ago and hasn't been working in an animal field since) and he has also never had a puppy/dog. He has been really insistent that we leave him on his own for large chunks of the day or even overnight to sleep in the laundry. He keeps banging on about it and suggesting it and it's making me question my own judgement.
He keeps saying he's going to be spoilt and have social anxiety if I keep treating him the way I am and not giving him enough alone time.
I know I have to get him used to being on his own but I didn't think I had to push it so hard so soon. Do you have any advice/experience with teaching a puppy to be alone?
I have had dogs before but always chosen to adopt older fellows. This will be my first puppy.
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