Brand New Puppy!?

Question

My puppy WILL NOT sleep at night..Any way to get my little angel to stay asleep?

Answer 1

don't go in and tell the puppy it's ok then it'll never stop, you have to warm up a towl or toy in the dryer then place the pup in a small box or crate with the warm object this will feel like a natural den with a sibling. most pups cry the first day or two then asume all is well with being alone, if you go in and tell it to quite down it quickly learns crying equals you coming.

Answer 2

I would purchase a wind up clock. An old fashioned one that ticks. Wrap it in a soft terry cloth and put it in his little bed. Give him also a Stuffed animal to sleep with. I don't know what your finances are but if you can afford it go to your local baby store and buy a teddy bear with the womb sounds. They cost about 40 bucks. This will sound like what the puppy heard when inside mom - combination heart beat and fluids. Some say to put a heating pad in the bed too, I have a problem with this --if those little sharp teeth decide to chew the cord it could be a disaster. Please avoid anything that could hurt the munchkin. Anyway, hope this helps have a great day. I just let my puppy sleep with me but I know a lot of people object to this theory. I live alone and can do what the heck I want to do so I don't care how spoiled my dog is-lol. Remember our advice might be good or bad but do what you think is best for you -k-

Answer 3

If your puppy is in a crate at night then put a clock next to it, but make sure that the clock is wrapped in a blanket first. This will resemble the puppies mom's heartbeat. Most puppies are taken away from their parents at too early of an age and therefore go through a bit of depression and nervousness when they are cut off from their parents and put into a new environment. Also, if the puppy is in a crate rub a blanket on yourself so it picks up your scent and put it in the crate. This will make the puppy feel like you are with them. Finally, try to let the dog sleep in your bed for a night and see if it still can't sleep. I hope that this helps and that you and your puppy have a lifetime full of wonderful memories together!

Answer 4

If you are crate training, make sure the crate is in your bedroom at night. If the crate is in another room or the puppy is in another room that will be cause for alarm. Dogs are social creatures and want to be where you are, if this is the problem them bringing the puppy into your room at night will help with relieving anxiety and help the puppy sleep. What I found most helpful, and not everyone is willing to do it, is letting my puppy sleep in bed with me. I was able to know when she needed to go out because she'd wake me up and also the bond is much stronger between human and dog when allowed to sleep in the bed. Sleeping next to you might help with getting the puppy to sleep thru the night.

Good Luck

Answer 5

I assume you're crating the puppy - add a t-shirt to his bedding that you have worn all day or slept in overnight. Your smell will reassure him. If he likes plush toys, put something furry and cushy in with him, big enough to snuggle with but not so big that he can't move around in his crate. If you take him out at night because he's crying, take him DIRECTLY OUTSIDE so that he knows that getting out of the crate means go potty.

When you crate him at bedtime, hand him a couple of his favorite treats through the crate door and tell him what a great baby he is. When he cries, do not call to him or go to the crate. It will take a little while but he will eventually get the idea that crying does not bring mommy/daddy to the cage. It's SO hard not to, but be tough.

Look into Bach's flower remedies - homeopathic oils that you can just rub on his chest before you crate him. They might help him relax.

Be sure you're not crating him when he's very wound up and desperate to play. Put him in when he's tired himself out well and been potty.

Hope these ideas help. Kiss him on the head for me.

Answer 6

Most puppies will eventually out grow this. They have to get use to there surroundings if they were use to being with any other puppies. Alot of people kennel train puppies to sleep in there Kennels so if they do wake up the can't get into anything. You can try this or even putting them in a bathroom or other small room at night. Also put a toy that they like to chew on in with them so if they do wake at night they can occupy themselves with the toy instead of barking or whining. They usually do whine (etc) until they realize that it won't do any good.

Answer 7

There are several things to try, but some basics are to give him plenty of exercise before sleeptime to tire him out. Make sure to let him go to the bathroom right before going to sleep. Also you should pick up his food at least an hour before his last walk of the night.

Are you crate-training him? He may not like it at first, and you may have some sleepless nights, but in the long run it is a good way to help dogs learn when 'quiet time' is. To get him used to the crate, put some of his favorite toys and bedding in there during the day and let him get used to being in there with the door open. Praise him while he is in there. Then after he gets used to the crate and is calm around it, try closing him in there for just a few minutes and moving away but remaining in sight. Let him out casually after a few minutes. Continue to increase the time intervals that you leave him in there. He might start to cry if you leave his sight, so a solution is to put his crate in the same room where you are sleeping so at least he knows you are nearby. I have a dog who would sleep like a baby in the crate as long as she could see me. :)

I hope this helps. The key is patience and persistence.

Answer 8

I'm sorry, I believe in tough love with pups as well as kids. Put him in a crate that he can stand up in and turn around. Not larger that that. Then put him in at night with a very pleasant tone. Like " go to you bed' or what ever. Leave the crate somewhere you won't hear him until he stops screaming. When he calms down. the crate could be moved to you room. Good luck with you new puppy, you might also think about a trainer so you know you are doing the right thing. I hope this helps!♥!

Answer 9

You've got to be stern. DO NOT bring the dog to bed with you! He'll never leave!

How old is your puppy? Like an infant, you can expect them to wake up throughout the night. Ignore it and as he grows older he'll naturally learn to sleep through the night.

If you're crate training:
Another option I used with my blue heeler and it worked splendidly: Spend the night on the couch behind the crate with a butt-load of shoes next to you. Whenever your dog starts to whine, throw a shoe at the crate. Don't be heard yourself. The dog will associate whining with the banging sound and will soon learn to stop. My puppy was broken of whining in three nights. My boss owns several hunting dogs and he said it's never taken him more than two nights of shoe-throwing to break a dog from whining. The reason I said for you not to be heard yourself is that you want the dog to learn that the whining is the source of the noise, not that you are.

Answer 10

Don't bring your puppy to bed with you. It'll never be satisfied without you. Lock it in a crate throughout the day for maybe a half to a full hour, get him used to it. Then at nighttime, give him/her their favourite toy or blanket. Make sure they go pee before you go to bed, even if you have to wake it up. The is to not give in. It's hard, I know, I've been there. It's torturous hearing the poor baby scream. But it will go away with time. You can also turn on a quiet radio station to keep him company. Good luck.