So we are going on to week 5 of ken (my husband) being out of town for work and home on the weekends. I started to notice Jack's behavior going on the second week of ken being gone, he seemed to be extra nice to me ( he let me hold him longer and would come if called,slept a little higher on the bed, little things) then Ken was gone for 2 weeks straight even through the weekend and Jack turned into a mamas boy, he was being the sweet boy i knew he could be then ken was home this past weekend for 3 days and Jack went back to his normal self and would not give me the time of day well ken left yesterday morning and when i got home last night and after the first few hrs i guess jack realized he was not coming home and started following me around and if he was out in the yard to long with out seeing me he would come to the door and look for me in the house, it was so cute! im gonna miss my mamas boy when ken gets back in town. i think he is trying to take kens place

have any of you noticed a change in your dogs behavior if a family member is gone for an extended time or for any reason?

Mine go through periods too when John or I are away. I hate to say it, but since I work from home, they tend to be attached to me a little more. Hailey is a daddy's girl though for sure. We subscribe to the opposites attract in this house. Koda is my boy-- mamma's boy through and through. Hailey lives for John's attention.