9week old puppy, problems sleeping?

Question

so we've had this puppy less than a week, so i know whatever we need to do will take time, but she isnt letting us sleep!! we have a "play pen" for her, about 10 feet from the bed, with her bed and toys and pee pads and she's fine being in there to play and eat and just crash when we're sitting there watching tv, but as soon as we try to go to bed, she starts howling and crying. we tried to wait it out last night, but after almost 30 minutes we couldnt take it and brought her up on the bed. and she ended up peeing on the bed before morning. i know she needs to sleep in her own bed, and we cant just go get her when she's crying or else she'll never stop crying, but what can we do? we've even tried waiting until she was asleep but she woke up and starting crying anyways!! please help, i'm so tired....

Answer 1

try getting one of those old alarm clocks where it ticks, and than resembles the beating of the mothers heart. it should really help you. best of luck (:

Answer 2

It sounds like your puppy doesn't want to be separated from the "pack". Dogs are very social and if you leave them alone they will cry and howl to call the pack back together.

The "play pen" sounds like it might be too large for her. You might try having her in a smaller crate for sleeping. One just big enough for her to stand and turn around in. Not one that has toys and things. Not one of the wire/cage type. Something that would feel more like a den to her. Then bring that crate closer to the bed. --- The smaller crate will help with housebreaking also.

Usually with my dogs (as puppies) I just crated them when I was going to be away and for them to sleep in. When I was home with them, they played around the house or I kept them closed off in the kitchen area. I did keep an eye on them and monitored their mischief.

Also come up with a sound you will make to correct behaviors in your pet. Teach them this command by making it and then **gently** grabbing at the back of the neck. This is how the mother and other pack dogs displine an unruly puppy (or dog). Once this "sound" is established, you only need to make it for the dog to recognize it's doing something it shouldn't. This is the sound you could use to make your puppy stop crying when you are trying to sleep. Taking your puppy for a walk before bedtime should help a lot also.

Sounds like your puppy might be developing some separation anxiety issues. You might want to pick up a copy of "I'll Be Home Soon". Another suggestion is a book called "Beginning Family Dog Training." Used copies of both books are available at Amazon.

Hope this helps. Puppies are difficult but well worth it in the long run when you have a great family pet to love and be loved by. As Cesar Milan says "Exercise, disapline and then affection."

Answer 3

The puppy is still very young. Try separating the play area from the sleep area. Once you start taking it into bed with you it will become a habit similar to a baby. If you don't want this to be a permanent arrangement don't continue to do it. You will most likely have to take this baby out a couple of times during the night until she gets older. These little ones can only 'hold it' for short periods of time. If you can stand it try putting her in another room or outside your door until she gets used to the sleep routine, it may be a little quieter for you.
Also try giving her a soft stuffed animal and/or a blanket to cuddle up with. She probably misses her mom. I hope everything works out for you don't give up.

Answer 4

Play with her and give her a small snack shortly before bed. This should cause her to be more sleepy. Another option is to move the pen closer to the bed. Remember, dogs are social animals and packs tend to sleep in very close proximity. Or, put the pen in another room. You may be too much of a temptation but she will settle if you aren't in view. Also, there are stuffed animals that have beating "hearts" and heat packs that she can snuggle up to.

Answer 5

I would try to execise her very well before taking her to bed. Make separate areas for playng and sleeping, so when she goes to her sleep area she knows it is time to sleep. You have to wait it out as hard as it is. Everytime you pick her up while she is howling, it is reinforcing the behavior. Also probably for the first several months you will need to take her out in the middle of the night, their bladders are just too small to hold it all night when they are that young. Good luck!

Answer 6

you are right it does take time.

okay, a playpen won't work. you need a crate that is only big enough for her to lay down and walk in a circle. i know this sounds cruel but it isn't, dogs need their own "personal space" later she will just go in it to rest or get away from people.

before you go to bed take her out for a walk so you know she doesn't have to potty. put her in the crate and giver her some toys and a blanket, cover it with a sheet or towel. my daughter got a little dog house made out of fabric from petsmart, she put it in her puppy crate and it helped alot because the puppy felt safe inside the house.

it will take a few nights before she stops crying but have patience, it will pay off in the end.

put her in the crate when you are leaving the house. she will get used to it i promise. also cat nip is a sedative for dogs, you can put a little in her food in the evening. also, when you just have to have a nights sleep you can give her one children's benadryl. it is safe for dogs, i have used it for my dog for skin allergies.

good luck.

Answer 7

I always tell my daughter when the fosters are crying they have to go out. Sure enough she'll have to clean crates before school.

Try taking her out just before you go to bed and moving her area away from the bedroom. You can close your door and do more to ignore her it won't hurt her

Answer 8

he's basically a domestic dog so which you will possibly desire to take him out each hour or so for a at the same time as. i recognize it sucks, yet domestic dogs have a no longer uncomplicated time understanding issues at the style of youthful age, particularly understanding while they might desire to flow. Assign a be conscious to the act, like "potty" and say it each time you go out. At night time, as quickly as may well be sufficient. each time you go out, take him to the comparable spot and compliment him in a while. canine are creatures of habit. wait and notice... it takes canine some months each so often.

Answer 9

its normal for puppy noot to go to sleep and have peeing problems all they want is attion and it will get better in time if in dosn't go see a vet she might have and infection