Quote Originally Posted by TFTgirl
This one is the hardest thing, but I know that this is the right thing to do. Thank you for your suggestion. I will make sure to practice this when I get home.

"Just enter the room and do that glance, calm and quiet remembering he might be in that room. If he goes in his crate, ignore him."
YOu dont want him to think you entering or existing a room is a big deal. And as I said although to us offering condolances to a person would give reassurance, you are actually praising him for being afraid. Same thing like a dog that gets nervous at a vets office or a car ride.