We just got a new puppy. She is 8 weeks old and yelps a lot at night.?

Question

How can we stop the yelping and also she bites a lot. How can we also stop the biting?

Answer 1

ok....the yelping....she's afraid of being left alone. for all her life so far her mom's been with ehr at night...whati used to do is literally sleep with her wherever her bed is....or let her into your bed or sleep by her crate...just have her near u so she knows u didn't just leave her....the biting....is it outof fear? or is it just like when u go to pet her she reaches for ur hand and kinda chews on it? becuz if the biting is out of fear....welll....just make sure ur not doing anything to scare her or whatever....at this age she's moldable...make sure u don't do anything to make her not trust u or fear u.....chew toys are good....and yea...u know the rest right?

Answer 2

She is yelping because she is afraid of being by herself. How would you feel if you were with these strange new people in a strange new house all by yourself? Wouldn't you yelp too? I would suggest:

1) Putting the puppy in your room next to the bed for the first week or so before gradually moving it back to the first place.

2) Feed the puppy a meal before bed to encourage her to sleep.

Do you mean that she bites you or furniture? If she bites the furniture then I suggest either providing her with her own chew toys, keeping her out of the room that she bites things in or crate training her (the best option).

If she bites you while playing with her then you could make a yelping noise and stop the play immediately and ignore her. She should then 'apologize' by licking you. If you keep on doing that she should soon stop.

Answer 3

The yelping is normal. She used to be in a litter with all of her sibling and mom, now she is all alone. She will grow out of that. You can't really stop it, but it might help to put a toy, bone, or stuffed animal in the crate with her. But if you are crate training her, do not take her out when she is crying. For the biting, whenever she does it, tell her no in a firm voice and then give her something she is allowed to chew on. Remember that she is a baby and needs training but training requires lots of time and effort. It is not an instant thing. Please don't get angry or fustrated. She is just a baby, and just like a human, needs to be taught right from wrong. If you find yourself overwhelmed, go to a profession. But it is not difficult to train a dog, just time consuming.
Hope this helps.

Answer 4

She's yelping at night because up till now she's had her mum and litter mates as sleeping companions and now she's on her own. Keep a radio turned on nearby (not too load and no hard rock! just people talking calmly and some gentle music) in the background or a ticking clock sometimes works too. Never go to her when she's whining or she'll do it every time and you'll never hear the end of it. Be hard, brave and patient and she will eventually realise she'll get no attention from her cries.
As for the biting, that's because she's teething. Give her plenty of puppy safe toys for her to chew on and when she bites on your hands or fingers, retrieve your hand, firmly say NO! and walk away, ignoring her. She'll soon associated biting with losing your love and attention.

Answer 5

these are the same exact problems i had with my pup. About the yelping, you cant really do anything about it but it will go away in about a week. About the biting, everytime she bites , put her in the cage, even if its a little nibble so she learns she can not bite at all. If you are consistent, it should go away in 2 weeks to a month.

Answer 6

Give your puppy time to get used to the place and then maybe she might stop yelping and biting. Also give you puppy lots of love!
I hope this helps!!

Answer 7

When I had my puppy she yelped at night, what seemed to calm her down was we got a stuff dog almost bigger then her of course and put a clock that ticked inside so it sounded like a heartbeat. For biting puppies bite its their way of playing or saying what her place is the easiest for that is squirting with a lemon bottle that they have at pet stores.

Answer 8

If you have a heating pad, put it in your puppy's box on low. Then put in a clock so it can hear the tick tock. This will make the puppy think it's the mother dogs heart. This should help.

As for biting, all puppy's play like this. Just let it know when it's bitten too hard. Plus when they are teething, yes puppys teeth, they tend to chew. If you find you puppy chewing on something you don't want it to chew on. Tell it NO then give it something it can chew on.

I hope this helps.

Answer 9

your puppy is still really young and it just got a new home. Its probably yelping cause its in a new place and it doesnt have any fellow puppies around like its used to. its going to bite a lot cause its still teething. theres not really much you can do other than get a atoy for it. it will still bite even then though.

Answer 10

She is used to having her litter mates with her and she is lonely. try giving her a soft cuddly stuffed animal to cuddle with and put a clock in it if possible, if not place one where she sleeps, it will serve as a heart beat like mama's.

To stop the biting use two fingers and pop her on the nose and cry out when she bites. You can even bite her back, which is what her mama would do. When you bop her on the nose use enough effort for it to be effective, you don't need to be brutal just firm. If she sneezes after you bop her you can use less effort the next time.

The corrections you use should equal in effort, if she bites hard , you bite hard and/or snap her on the snoot.

Answer 11

Ok try this. Your pup is used to snuggling up to its litter mates for body heat and comfort. Get a 3 liter soda bottle or 2 (empty) and fill it with warm water put a towel around the soda bottle and place it in with your new pup. The warmth of the water will come thru to the towel and keep you pup cozy and warm and it will help him sleep better. A clock is great as long as the pup cant get at it to chew on. Wrap that up in a towel too.
Good luck