Hi everyone,

This question is kind of personal but I was wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. Let's just say that me and my husband's "alone" time has greatly diminished since we got our rattie Pippin. And we're newlyweds!!! He is never in a room by himself because he always has to be with us, either on the floor by our feet or on our laps. Every time we put him in another room and shut the door he scratches, cries and barks until we let him in. We have been trying to keep him in another room but I always get afraid the neighbors will complain because his crying is non-stop. So far, the longest he has been alone is 30 minutes. He is okay when we leave him alone in the house but when he knows we are in the house, it drives him crazy.

Does anyone have any advice on how to get him to be okay with being alone??

Oh YES. I know JUST what you are talking about. Yaz turned 2 in June and up until recently Larry and I could not even hug w/o her going berserk. So intimate moments were DEFINITELY a problem. Crate training did not work out for us so that was out. We couldn't shut her out of the room. Her barking and scratching at the door would have woken the kids. It was rather awkward but one of us would have to hold her at arms length the whole time. Certainly killed the mood. She is to the point now where Larry and I being affectionate doesn't faze her. Don't know why. Guess she just got over it. Now......if I could just stay awake til Larry gets home from work we'd be in business.

Oh Yes, My Holly is the same way.  We have to run to the bedroom and shut the door behind us.  She doesnt cry or scratch though I dont have that problem......thank goodness.  But when I open the door.....she stops what she is doing ,,,,,,,usually laying down,  then she runs 20 miles an hour on to the bed and gives us lots of kisses....like she hasnt seen us in a year...then crawls under the blanket and goes to sleep.  I know its wrong, but she has slept with us since we got her.  But when I tell her, or hubby tells her,  to go to her bed she does (her bed is in our room),  But our quality time we have to shut the door, she is an attention hog and lays right in between us.  Take everyones advice on the crate training, if shutting the door isnt enough.  Pippin is adorable!!