How do I get our new puppy to sleep in his crate?

Question

My fiance and I just got a new puppy, Rott/Chow Mix, and we have had it for two days. Last night it just would not sleep in his crate. The first night he whined for about 15 minutes and then slept through the night, but last night he whined for 2 hours (11:30-1:30) until I went down and brought him into our bed, then he slept all night.

He is not alone, we have two other dogs as well. Infact Lorelei, our black lab, sleeps in a crate right next to Mack (the new pup), so they are close together. And Narah the oldest has free run of the house. We've raised both Lorelei and Narah from 6wk pups, so we did the right thing from the start, but this pup is almost 4 mths.

My thought is the owner that we got them from said that Mack was her baby and would take showers with her etc. I think she might have spoiled him too much in the last 3 months, and now we have a severe case of seperation anxiety (HE HATES BEING WITHOUT US).

Any ideas? I NEED SLEEP!

Answer 1

when he barks dont go to him he'll stop.or does he allready have you trained to come when he barks.whos training who. the dog man

Answer 2

Take Poochi and stuff him in the cage and close the door and IGNORE. Put him in there for naps thru the day too. You cannot expect him to sleep quietly in there until you condition him...right now he is conditioning you. Do not take him out until he is quiet and wear ear plugs if you must. Honestly, I crate train all the time and have a very hard time understanding what the problem is. 2-3 nights and my pups are LOVING there kennels and know this is where to go to sleep. Just gotta do a little tough love. Get the play bite under control too. Scruff him and say NO. or enough or make a sound whatever comes natural to you. But he should not be allowed to play bit. Right along with that you should not provoke this behavior either by encouraging at play time. Toys are for chewing and hands are not.

Answer 3

uhhh Did you like that first idiots answer? I lived with my Fiance 2 months before we got married, as I had to (obviously) let the lease go on my place...

Anyway, just put the dog in the crate and put in ear plugs... Eventually, when she sees that her crying isn't working she will go to sleep. It is best to put the crate somewhere else to break the habit if you do not want to wear the plugs.

Dogs will not mess where they sleep and 4 months is old enough to hold it through the night. So you will be combo potty training at the same time...

Good luck and be tough. You are the boss.

Answer 4

When we got our chow we slowly introduced him to the crate. The first couple of nights we put him in a room with the create open and put a treat in the create. During the day after walks when he was sleepy I would put him in the create, but not close the door. After a while he started going in by himself so I would close the door and stay next to him. I would leave him in for up to 20 minutes, than let him out. I slowly increased the time that he was in there. After awhile he would just go into it on his own and stay in there. When we have visitors he goes and hides in there when he is stressed. Being a chow he is not going to like change. Chows are a very loving breed, but they need someone who understands them and their temperament. Social outing are important for them too. I suggest looking into a chow group on line, so you have someone to talk to and get ideas from. I wish you luck, and congratulate you on deciding to create train.

Answer 5

You cant just throw him in the crate and expect him to be used to it in 1 day. You have to remember that he is very confused right now and is trying to adjust to his new home. I think crate training is a great thing for dogs. what you should do is slowly introduce him to the crate, probably 20mins at a time and stay in the room with him. Do this a couple times a day and remember dont baby him for whining because this is encouraging that behaviour

Answer 6

Sometimes, when you get a puppy, you have to get something that ticks (ie alarm clock), wrap it in a towel and place it beside him so he thinks it is something living sleeping next to him. Another thing to do is when you put him in the crate, cover the crate with a blanket so he can't see any light, so he knows that is bed time. You might have to just let the dog cry it out, and praise him in the morning when you let him out.

Answer 7

Although hard at first, you have to just leave him cry. If you take him out, he will always do it. The worst thing to do is give in to him. It might take a few nights of crying, but you will see it will become less and less once he realizes his whining isnt working, and he will goto sleep. We have done it with a couple of puppies now, it can be frustrating, or heart breaking at times, but if you want him used to it, thats all you can do. Good luck!

Answer 8

You have to continue to put him in every night. We did this but we put the crate beside our bed so he knew we were there. We also put him in the crate when we are at work. He's a puppy, so he chews and we didn't want anything messed up. Treat him as if he is a child, praise him for good, punish him for bad. Treats always work to. But, you have to show him who is boss, and don't give in.

Answer 9

I'd recommend taking a Obidence Class with Mack, I did that with my Silky Terrier and they learn to obey and they listen. It's also good for every puppy it teaches them the basics to sit and stay not to bark. I definetly recomend doing that it's worth it. Plus if you don't you're dog can be very hyper and out of control as it ages.

Good Luck:)

Answer 10

Walk him for a long time to get him tired out. Put him in the crate for the night. It will take him a few days to a week to get him use to the routine but it will help.