My 2 month old puppy wont stop crying/barking/whining at night and he wont sleep! help?

Question

i've tried tiring him out before bedtime but that doesnt seem to work well because even if he's sleeping he'll wake up every 2o minutes. the family sleeps in their rooms upstairs, and the puppy sleeps downstairs in the laundry room. he's been here only for a couple days, and every night he barks and whines like its the end of the world. it's keeping the whole house up at night, and once he finally does fall asleep for good, he wakes up at 5 in the morning to bark some more. i be sure to let him go potty before bed, and early in the morning around when he starts barking. so i guess i have 2 problems: how do i get him to sleep better at night without the whole barking fiasco? 2)in the morning after i let him out to do his business and bring him back in, he barks some more. should i ignore the barking if i've already fed him and let do his business? some friends say to let him sleep upstairs in my room, and others say to jsut ignore the barking for another week and he'll stop. help?

Answer 1

You should try crate training. Buy a crate for him, put in a few things to make him comfortable, such as a towel that has your smell on it, something for him to chew on, a stuffed animal, etc. Then put him in an area where he can't see you. If he is in the laundry room, maybe try running the dryer to help ease him. Then you just have to wait it out. He will carry on for a few nights, but the crate will help him feel secure. Whatever you do, don't go down to him, talk to him, let him hear you, etc. Just ignore him and wait it out. He will stop eventually and learn to occupy himself while in the crate. Good luck.

Answer 2

Crate training's the best if you're not going to sleep with him. Dogs are pack animals, and when they're separated from the pack, they're vulnerable, and something is going to eat them. Try getting him a stuffed animal or two if you decide to crate him, that or sleep with him. I'm biased, I sleep with my Tater (American Pit Bull Terrier) and have ever since I got her when she was about 3 wks old (she was a dumped litter in the country, sad, I know), and she would cry as a puppy when I made her sleep in a make-shift dog run next to my bed until I started sleeping with my hand hanging down onto the floor. Bottom line, your dog is scared and alone....ever seen what happens to a 3 year old that you lock in the laundry room all night?

Answer 3

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/doglessons

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 4

A dog should be trained on how to eat, walk with you, not to bark, potty training and sleep on its place etc. You can teach anything to your puppy, dogs get trained easily with some good instructions. If you want some good training tips visit https://tr.im/KwWxA

If properly trained, they should also understand whistle and gesture equivalents for all the relevant commands, e.g. short whistle or finger raised sit, long whistle or flat hand lay down, and so on.

It's important that they also get gestures and whistles as voice may not be sufficient over long distances and under certain circumstances.

Answer 5

Most of your problems would be solved if you let the dog sleep in your room. Dogs are very social animals...they do not like to be alone. And the pup just got taken away from his family....his feels very alone and scared.

If you leave him alone in another room...you will be surprised to find how long the crying and whining can last. Why torture the dog, and why torture yourself?????

Buy a crate, and put it in your bedroom at night. He might whine/cry for about 5 minutes at first. but then will settle down, because he is not alone.

Isolating the dogs at nighttime is the biggest mistake dog owners make.

Trust me, this will work. It works for everyone who tries it when I tell them. It will also cure the early morning crying, after you pottie him .

When sleeping in your room.....the dog will see that he is not alone, that nothing is going on without him....and that it is sleep time.

try it.....so you and your family can get some sleep. You won't regret it.

After a few months, the dog should also be fine to sleep in your room without the crate. But it needs a crate at nighttime now....to help it learn that this is sleepy time...not explore the room time. The pup exploring the room would also keep you awake.

Good luck.

Answer 6

I agree with the other posters that crate training might be the solution. Dogs are not only pack animals but they are "cave" animals. Crates are not cages- but they are caves for the dog to feel safe. Try putting a crate in your bedroom - give him lots of praise for going in the crate, give him treats and toys, and a blanket that smells like you. We taught our Puppy to "go to bed" and he goes into his crate - he even goes in, sometimes, just because he wants to, not because we tell him to - and he gets praise every time he goes to bed - and NEVER use the crate as a punishment. It's supposed to be his safe-haven.

The first few nights may be rough, but he'll get used to it. You just have to be willing to have a few sleepless nights.

The crate also serves a double purpose - dogs generally won't eliminate where they sleep so unless the puppy just cannot hold it anymore, he won't eliminate in his crate - and he'll start wimpering when he needs to go out - it's a very useful housebreaking tool.

Good luck! And here's to some quiet nights in the near future!

Answer 7

OK you can try this simple exercise and I am sure it will help.
When you put the dog to bed put an old alarm clock inside a pillow that he lies on The ticking sound is like a heart beat and he will think his mother is close by and feel more secure.

Dogs usually spend a little more time than 2 months with their mom before they are sold. Your dog is far too young to be alone .Another month would have seen him a little more independent and more likely to be braver.

See how you go with my suggestion i did this with some other pups that lost their mother and it worked a treat.

NB: OH! don't set the alarm otherwise you may have a lot more problems

Answer 8

It takes time to get settled in to a new home right? The little one is just adjusting to his new surroundings. You could try putting him in the room with you just to see how it goes ,he might NOT like being alone he should settle down in a few weeks. DO NOT put him in bed with you, you start that you then have to break another bad habit, try getting him a stuffed animal. I know that it sounds like it will NEVER end but it will. Hope this helps good luck.
AND TO THE " DOG TRAINER " if you were any kind of a trainer then you would have NEVER given any advise like you did dogs are used to being in packs and snuggling those are the things that you were correct on.

Answer 9

I remember that fun part of when I first brought my Beagle home. She was rescued from the pound at seven and a half weeks old. I think it just a puppy thing that they go through, kinda of like newborns for the first few months of their lives. We did crate train her and we kept her in the living room. For the first little while we were afraid to get up and go to the bathroom fearing she would hear us and start crying and the whole bit. She eventualy stopped and got used to everything and slept through the night. So just give it some time.

Good Luck

Answer 10

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