How can i help my puppy sleep at night???

Question

I have a puppy who wakes up constantly during the night. Since she is 5 weeks old my vet said to feed her every 4 hrs so she wakes up 2 eat. After im done feeding her she will still not want to sleep she whines the whole time. I dont know wat to do i dont sleep much. I tried putting a clock in her bed so that she can hear the tick tock but that doesnt seem to work. I even let her sleep on my bed but she still whines and just wants to be walking around. Please Help.

Answer 1

I know it's a problem for you but the puppy sounds so cute and already has a mind of its own. My puppy always liked haveing stuffed animals with it. And a few small pieces of dog food. It just takes patience. Good luck

Answer 2

You need to get a crate and after she has been fed and gone to the bathroom put her in the crate. She will cry and whine a bit then settle down. This will go on for a few nights soon she will learn that the crate is her safe haven and her place to sleep and will go there quietly. I have a 15 week old Bichonpoo. The first week I had her every night she cried when I put her in her pen. Now I put her in her pen she goes in her bed and goes to sleep, no whining or crying and I don't hear from her until morning.

Answer 3

Don't ever take the sleeping pills route!!

1. They will damage your liver big time and you can get into serious health problems.

2. You will get hooked up on them and you won't be able to have a normal life any more if you don't take your pills everyday.

The sleeping pills industry is damaging our health by capitalizing on our ignorance, and by distracting people from effective and natural ways to deal with this problem. I had been taking prescription sleep medications [Ambien] for over 5 years. It stopped working and I simply took more. Still did not work. Nights were very difficult - medication put me to sleep but I would wake up after 2–3 hours with a strong sympathetic response (fast pulse, pounding heartbeat, wide awake alert). It was a very difficult cycle to break. I was really in bad shape due to lack of sleep.

After years of struggling I was able to cure my insomnia naturally and pretty fast. I followed the Sleep Tracks sleep optimization program, here is their official web -site if you want to take a look: http://www.insomniacure.net

Ohhh..and Good Luck!

Answer 4

Your puppy probably whines b/c you give her attention when she does. Your puppy will be fine in her cage. Ignore her and she'll learn that whining will not get her out of the cage and she should stop. It will be really annoying but worth it. As far as feeding every four hours, I've never heard of that. I didn't feed my puppy in the middle of the night and she is just fine.

Answer 5

try putting some warm water in a bottle and wrapping it up and putting it where the puppy sleeps. this may help to keep it warm and give it the feeling of being by its mom. if that doesnt work, a small amount of childrens benadryl will help with he/she falling asleep for longer periods. check with your vet to see how much to give to her. have you ever tried crate training her? puppies do still need a place to feel safe, give it a try and see how that goes. Good luck

Answer 6

put a radio or t.v. or something that talks by her bed. Also try a hot water bottle for her to sleep on/by. Play with her constantly during the day, ware her out... hopefully she will grow out of it.. hope it helps

Answer 7

Have you tried a radio? We put a battery-operated one on by our pup's crate at night. On a station with talking, not music. It seems to work most of the time.

Answer 8

Let her go out to the washroom before bet time. Also, take that clock out!!! But just put like one of your shirts or something inside of the kennel or whatever. But where is the mother? That is why she/he is most probibly whinning!

Answer 9

puppies are just like babies(humans)! the more you can keep her awake during the day, the better she'll sleep at night!! keep her up with play!!!