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Hello all, My wife and I just got a puppy two days ago. We're crate training and we keep the crate next to our bed. The first night was great. no whining and the puppy slept from 9pm until 6am and let us know he was ready to go. last night however was miserable. the puppy whined and barked for 25 minutes while in the crate. We put him in the bathroom next to us and used the crate to close the entrance off. My wife stayed up with him until he fell asleep but there were still moments of whining and crying. We want him to get used to the crate but we don't want him to be frightened of it. Should we just leave him in the create until he stops crying (if that happens) or do something else? Advice needed!!!!
Try putting a ticking clock in his crate at night. Sometimes that helps. You should probably make sure he is fairly exhausted before going to bed, as well. A nice long walk before bedtime should help.
If that doesn't work, try finding a spot in the house where he can whine all night but you won't hear it. Just make sure he isn't allowed to sleep much during the day. Eventually he'll get the hint.
The best thing to do is to try to ignore him and leave him in the crate. It may take a couple days, but he'll get over it. I strongly believe in crate training. You can try putting a warm water bottle wrapped in towels in his crate. This may sooth him. Also, I've heard of using an old clock that tics. That mimicks moms heartbeat. If you have any further questions, please let me know. I am a Certified Vet Tech.
Good Luck,
Becky
The best thing to do is to try to ignore him and leave him in the crate. It may take a couple days, but he'll get over it. I strongly believe in crate training. You can try putting a warm water bottle wrapped in towels in his crate. This may sooth him. Also, I've heard of using an old clock that tics. That mimicks moms heartbeat. If you have any further questions, please let me know. I am a Certified Vet Tech.
Good Luck,
Becky
I guess you can't put him in bed with you like I did with my kids?
My calico cat sometimes will come in the bedroom at 2 AM yowling for attention.
If you tell her "Beat it Mayble", she will leave and we can close the door. Our tuxedo cat, Molly, is perfect and never bothers anyone. She cuddles on the bed thinking my wife is her mama cat.
Hopefully, your pup will outgrow this as they grow bigger.
My calico cat sometimes will come in the bedroom at 2 AM yowling for attention.
If you tell her "Beat it Mayble", she will leave and we can close the door. Our tuxedo cat, Molly, is perfect and never bothers anyone. She cuddles on the bed thinking my wife is her mama cat.
Hopefully, your pup will outgrow this as they grow bigger.
I didn't pick the name. Her previous owner adopted her and Molly from Second Chance Pet Adoptions and returned the cat babies after 5 years claiming allergies.
We adopted them as a pair and kept the previous names.
Dr. Jon's clerk always has trouble finding Mayble's records. because they look for Mabel.
I sometimes refer to her as "puppy" since she follows me around the house like a dog constantly seeking attention, which she gets.
Mayble will even give you a kiss on the face which makes me think she believes she's a dog.
I had this problem. Here's whats I did. Download and burn to cd the sounds of a large barking and growling dog. Burn it to cd. Put a cd player, next to the crate. It would be best to have a remote controlled cd player.
Keep the cd paused. When the puppy starts whining hit play. The puppy should act submissive and quiet down....Don't crank the volume....you don't want to scare your puppy into having an accident. This worked for us...good luck.
The clocking tick for us and put a shirt that you have worn into the crate with him/her. Shirt, shorts, socks, whatever you have WORN that smells like you. Sounds crazy but we got the advice from botht the vet and a trainer and it worked for us. Good luck, I honestly don't know which is worse, puppies or babies.
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