preventing separation anxiety in resident hounds

[lilypie]

Maybe I am going a bit daft but here goes. Ringo has been with 2 years now and whether it's because I sprung him from kennels but I am his most favorite person in the house. I recall him having some SA in his previous foster home and when he first came here on foster he took a wee while to settle. I have been off work since end of feb and won't be going back until the end of the summer and lately I've noticed that he is stuck to me like s&!t to a shovel. You can't move and he follows you to the point where it's getting annoying as I am constantly triping over/treading on him!
I have starting putting both hounds out in the hall (same routine when we are at work/go out) for a couple of hours morning/afternoon as I don't want to establish behaviour that may cause problems when I go back to work. Am I over thinking it /is there anything further I need to do? He has gone from a house where there is none in for most of the day bar lunchtime to his most favorite person being around all the time and his 2 extra brain cells really don't work in his favour sometimes!
Welcome any thoughts.
Helen

[ragsysmum]

I'd be doing the same thing as you! Definitely don't want him getting too dependant on your company creating problems when you return to work.

[vickyb]

I agree, keep giving him time away from you. Are you able to leave the house every day even for 5 mins so they stay used to you leaving? I'm at home all the time but even if I don't need to go out I often do just so they stay used to me going, even if I just go up the road and back.
I do think it's something you have to keep working on if you are suddenly around more especially with dogs that would really like you never to leave their side.