I have a confession to make

I'm afraid to be left alone. And I make it very clear to everybody. I bark even when we lagottos don't bark, and mostly I whine. So intensely that nobody can stand it. And you know why? 

When I came to my new family a year ago, Rocky the 4-year-old lagotto lived here. We became friends and it was fine. After 5 months, shortly after Christmas, Rocky died unexpectedly and I was left alone. And I started to get scared. Suddenly I was on my own. And it's still going on, even though I'm a little less afraid now.

You people call it separation anxiety. I know I don't have to worry if I'm left somewhere alone, but I just can't change it. 

And I'm lucky that my humans don't have to go to work every day where a dog couldn't. But still. Sometimes I have to be left alone in front of the store, in front of the bank, in front of the hospital, or just at home when the trash needs to be taken out.

Believe me, it's hard for me. So me and my human got to work tohether and I've already made it through the first 30 minutes alone :-). I'm proud of myself. When I make it through an hour, I'll reveal what helped me and maybe it will be useful for you, too :-)