But if you're going to live with a dog, it is important to understand dog behavior. Projecting human characteristics onto dogs and translating their actions into human terms just doesn't work. You can end up adversaries, not companions. You become angry, resentful. You become an emotional hostage. . .
Dogs are very social creatures.
Left on their own, they will form packs rather than become solitary hunters. Even if the family consists of one person and a dog, it's a pack. When a dog is left alone, he may become uncomfortable, stressed-out or confused. These behaviors are not directed toward you. The dog is not going to gaze lovingly at your photo while you're gone.