When you have outdoor errands to run and a baby to care for, you know you're up for the challenge. As guilty as you may be for leaving your pet home alone, they're probably just as guilty for indulging in some cute and not-so-cute behavior.

You could be gone for as short as two hours, or you could be on a long, sustained run that stretches up to eight hours. This is the latter type of absence that's worrisome. You may have spent hours taking care of your household, yet, to your dismay, you find your home ransacked by your beloved pet. The best part of the whole drama that unfolds in your home upon your return is that despite your best efforts to act tough, contemptuous, yelling, and scolding your pet, the response you'll get from your pet is a blank stare, a humble, innocent stare straight into your eyes, asking, "What did you do?"

Dogs are social creatures meant to live in groups. Remarkably, as pets in a civilized household, humans form a pack around their family. A dog living alone can easily become bored and lonely. Well, here's a small collection of photos we've compiled for the curious dog owner, just so they can know exactly what their dog will do when left alone. Here's what your pet might do to entertain and keep itself busy:

1) Sadness from Loneliness:

Always remember that your pet loves you more than you love it. You can take it to places for work, leisure, and entertainment, bark commands at it, and train it diligently to obey rules, but your pet won't say a word to you. When you leave your pet alone at home for hours, it misses you. At first, there may be those violent rounds of protest, but as the depressing loneliness becomes more evident, it gives in and accepts your absence with a heavy heart. Loneliness in a dog's life can take on a negative flavor with problems such as incessant barking, howling, anxiety, defecating indoors, and chewing on objects within its reach.