DAP and spray collar?!

[bertiesmum]

Hi I was just speaking to a lady about bertie and hos howling if
I'm not with him at night and she has
said to put a bandana on him with DAP spray on it and also a anti bark collar (that sprays water when dog barks) and shut him downstairs in the lounge at night and to
ignore him......and that will stop him from barking, surely that will
make his anxiety worse?!

Basically bertie is fine when left with me dad all
day, fine in the evening but when it comes to sleep time he howls and barks
until he is in my bedroom with me....and basically I would love a night out every
now and then, but also don't want to upset him and annoy
my parents.....does anyone ave any ideas other than to get a dog sitter.....I
thought he was lonely but even if he is in a room with someone else he barks like
mad......

Any help/ suggestions would be sooooo fantastic ;D

[bertiesmum]

Also I don't leave him every day as
only got uni half a day a week and work about 1-2 times a week and I have only
been out until 11ish about 8 times (don't want to sound like I leave
him on his own as someone is always there with him)

[Ian]

There's some suggestions here:

www.canineconcepts.co.uk/ccp51/cc/dog-behaviour/barking-alone.shtml

www.placervillevet.com/training_your_dog_to_stop_barking.htm

A Google search string:

www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&source=hp&q=dog+barks+when+left+alone&meta=&aq=0&aqi=g1g-m1&aql=&oq=dog+barks+when+left+al&gs_rfai=&fp=2da7e3b62d2d3786