what do i do with my 12week old puppy whose whining and barking at night?

Question

i just bought the puppy and i was told to leave her in her cage not to let her loose all around the house.

Answer 1

DO NOT LET THAT DOG SLEEP WITH YOU AT NIGHT!!! Cages are NOT cruel either. Dogs are cave animals and they like to have their own place that they can feel safe and snug in. I have two dogs, both are crate trained and they love their crates. They go in and out through the day and are fed there. You must create a solid routine for your dog including a crating. You have to ignore your pup when he is whining otherwise he will think that is how he can get you to come to him. You are rewarding him by coming when "called" (when he whines). It will take a while to break him of the whining habit. Make sure you are letting him out enough during the day (at his age it should be a minimum of six times a day) and that he is getting enough food and water. Play time is also very important at that age. Make sure that you are "wearing" him out before bed by some play or a nice walk. This will help. During the day make sure to crate him too and do your daily activities. When the pup is quiet praise him "good dog" and go to his cage and give him a treat. This will let her know that what she is doing is a good thing. If the whining continues after two weeks of doing what I just said try and put the cage in a garage or another room at night. The habit will go away with time and patience. My pup of six months still whines every now and then. Another good thing to try is when they whine put them on leash and take them right out, this will let her know that when you "whine" you go outside...another good trick for potty time...it can save your carpet!

Good luck! Have patience, persistence will prevail!

Answer 2

Option one, put her in an area of the house where you can shut the door and cant hear her!

Option two (the good option and this is what we did with all of ours), bring the cage into your room. If it is a small dog, and you can sit the carrier up on top of the night stand do it. They are in a new place and lonely. Just being able to see you may help! Prepare to not get much sleep for the first week or so.

Also keep in mind that they may need to go out in the middle of the night! Puppies bladders aren't very strong, you may try taking them out at least once through the night if they become restless. Just be careful they might find that to be a way to get out of the cage in the middle of the night and start doing it on purpose! But after a couple of weeks, move the cage to the floor, then the hallway and eventually where ever you want it.

It is a long process but in the long run it is COMPLETELY worth is!

What ever you do you are CONSISTANT! If you break down and let the puppy sleep with you because it is the only way to keep it quiet, it wont ever learn. Giving in early is only going to show your weakness, and it will hinder the progress. These are the most important months to be firm with training. These months are going to affect the dog for the rest of its life. Start it out with good manners and training!

Maybe after it is 6 or 8 months old, then you can start being more laxed and letting it sleep with you. But until the puppy is old enough to hold it all night long, crate it.

Answer 3

Been there!
1. Keep the cage in your room, right next to your bed. I actually slept with my hand on the cage for a couple of nights so she knew I was right there.
2. Put a blanket in the cage for her - along with an article of clothing that you have worn.
3. Get a clock that ticks and put it near the cage. The noise is soothing.
4. Give her a toy - something she can chew on.

It will take a few nights, but she will tire and get used to her cage. We called the cage "home" and she came to find it a very safe place to go after about a week.

Good luck!

Answer 4

aww the poor little thing is afraid of being along, It,s scary in the dark. What I did with our puppy, I kept him in the kitchen with a baby gate. made a bed for him and put a big stuffed animal with him actually a few stuffed animals, but for some reason he really took to the big stuffed dog.and the ticking sound from a clock. I would sit with him for a while,petting the stuffed animal, and my puppy he would start to fall asleep, then I would go to bed. he might have whimpered for a few minutes , then went back to sleep, after a couple of days in the kitchen at night , he was poddy trained, I let him sleep with me. I don't like cages, Good Luck , It is all worth it..

Answer 5

well, leave her in a cage 4 the first 6-12 months. all pupps or most of em whine & groan at night i ve had 5 & all mine did it. just chill & by 1 yr let her out & put up a gate & leave her in a room thats no bigger than lik 14x 20 & give her toys him/her sryy lol u cant really controll the whining unless she has 2 go 2 the bathroom

Answer 6

I usually have dogs two at a time. I overlap my dogs which means when the old dog is about 7 I get a new dog. So the old dog can teach the puppy. Also the puppy usually does not whine at night because she has a friend.

Answer 7

The best thing is to bring the crate next to your bed.
And don't do alot of "cooing" and soothing- that is
only reinforcing her behavior. IF she dosnt want to go
into her crate, throw a kong with peantu butter inside, along
with a blanket and other soft toy and say "time for bed".
Turn out the light and go to bed yourself. When she whines
say sternly, "Puppy! night night time- go to sleep". I always
had her close enough to the bed that i could stick my fingers
inside for her to smell.
It will be a rough night or 2 but should subside after that.

Don't give in! You will only teach your dog that whining means
she gets her way. Good Luck!

Answer 8

Try putting a wind up clock in her bedding along with a hot water bottle. The warmth of the water bottle wrapped in the blanket will simulate the warmth of the mother in the cage, and the ticking of the clock simulates a heartbeat. It was very effective for all of my dogs.

Answer 9

Wrong!! Dogs are pack animals, they need to be around someone, or something. You could bring the cage into your room, and see how it goes, or place a stuff animal in with it, and some kind of sound going, a wind up clock works sometimes. They need to know their not alone.

Answer 10

As sad as it is to sit there and hear the puppy whine, stay strong! Don't give in, the puppy is just used to sleeping next to it's mother. Do your best to ignore it. Your puppy will soon get used to sleeping by itself and will stop.