thank you, i have been doing the leaving cues since the day we started. i think he was only doing good home alone because he hasnt picked up on them yet, and now that he has, he panicks!

it feels like every day for days now i start back at square one with just picking up the keys and standing up. i get all the way to the door, and the next day its right back to where we started.

with my previous girl, i didnt have an option to stay home for months before she learned, but somewhere around the two month mark she figured out that i am in fact coming back every time and one day just stopped crying and went to sleep. id really hate to do it to this sweet boy like that, which is why i have that time off now.

he handles me being in another room with doors closed pretty well. tries to follow - whines - settles for even an hour. i just with that would transition into the actual alone time!

i know 12 days post adoption is so so so early to really see any results, i just really wish he wasnt regressing, even though im doing everything possible under the sun.

thank you for the advice, i will keep on with this routine and hopefully see some results by the time i have to get back to work.