This may be a "wishful thinking" category, but could there be any older person in your apartment complex with whom you could leave your dog during the day and they would like to earn a little extra money but wouldn't cost as much as doggie daycare?

I also have a dog with extreme separation anxiety, but he is just fine under two conditions. 1. He is with our other dog and 2. He has the run of the house.

Being that Westley is still in the destructive puppy stage, I don't know giving him the run of the apartment would work, and whether another dog could fit into your life. Is there another dog owner in the apartment complex that could bring their dog over to leave with Westley during the day? Could you give Westley lots of exercise in the morning before you go to work? Have you tried giving him a Kong with some peanut butter stuffed inside right when you leave? Have you tried keeping a radio on tuned to a talk station? I don't know if any of these ideas will help, but I have not been able to get you and Westley out of my mind. I do hope you can find a solution to your problem.

[This message has been edited by RachelJ (edited November 10, 2000).]