I believe a dog can learn to be left alone, even without a crate -- but I think it has to be a gradual process, after adoption. Here they are in a new place, all day alone can be very scary. People I know who have managed it well have taken vacation time and gradually worked the dog up to being alone, e.g. staying home with the dog the first day, leaving it for an hour the second day, three hours the third day, etc. so that it learns that in this big scary new place, you'll always come back.
We left DJ alone for two hours the first day we moved into this house, before she was used to it, but after we'd had her for three years already, and she panicked -- and she's a confident dog, fine being left alone for hours, usually.
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Date: 2008-05-11 06:36 pm (UTC)We left DJ alone for two hours the first day we moved into this house, before she was used to it, but after we'd had her for three years already, and she panicked -- and she's a confident dog, fine being left alone for hours, usually.