Absence makes the dog howl louder

Hi,

I have two dogs Mum (Tally) aged 6 and her Son (Marley) aged 4.

I had a neighbour who said the dog howls a lot, and I thought it was strange because he hardly ever barks so I recorded him while I took his Mum out for a walk.

I can’t walk them both together because as everyone know Staffies are very strong.

Anyway to my amazement when I returned back I played the recording and there I heard the most heartfelt howling and whimpering, I was only gone for seven minutes, how can I prevent this?

He almost never barks or makes any noise when I’m there.

Kind regards,

Sy John Ewing, by email