he is 6 months old and is almost completely housetrained...but i need some tips on how to get him to sleep...my parents dont want him wandering around the house at night so they put him in a little pen in my room. but he barks and wimpers for at least 2 hours before he gives up...i dont want to take him out of his cage at night because hes still chewing on everything....any tips on getting him to sleep would be great!
2007-04-30 05:55:42 · 13 answers · asked by Kalee♥ 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
play with him for a little while before he goes to bed; should tire him out.
Or else you'll have to try letting him out of the cage and disciplining him if he does chew. He'll have to get used to it sooner or later, and 6 months is a good training age.
2007-04-30 05:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by ♣4x4 strikes back♠ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Put him in his crate and ignore him. If he learns to hold out and whine until you give in, that's all he'll do. Give him a few days of this and he'll get used to it and know you aren't going to mess with him at night time.
Do NOT let him out while unsupervised because a 6 month old dog chews and is ingrained in his nature. A dog isn't mature enough to be unsupervised until he/she's about 2 years old (mentally) and has good obedience training in those 2 years.
2007-04-30 13:00:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When my dog was that age, she did the same thing. I broke her of it by putting her carrier in front of my recliner so she could see it and then put her in the carrier. I sat in the recliner. She started whineing to come out, but I didn't pay any attention to her until she quieted down for 5 min. or so. She knew I was there and had not abandoned her, but that I was not going to reward negative behavior. It took 30 min. or so, but it does work and it sticks after the first or second time doing it.
2007-04-30 13:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by Chairman LMAO 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play and walk him to tire him out right before bedtime. He must learn to remain in his crate. If he can "hold it" all night, ignore any whining. This will take a few days & is the hardest part for us pet owners. After that, he will be fine.
2007-04-30 13:07:04 · answer #4 · answered by Enchanted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try putting an old windup clock in the pen, the sound ot the ticking used to make my dog go to sleep....worth a try....
2007-04-30 13:00:54 · answer #5 · answered by bobemac 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't let him sleep too much during the day and lots of exercise in the evening. He should be tired enough to sleep.
2007-04-30 13:08:31 · answer #6 · answered by whos_ur_girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we have a 11 wk old and when its time to go to sleep we put him in bed with us and caress him tell he falls to sleep then transfer him to a pillow on the floor next to us keep him in the room with you ...use a baby gate ....dont put him in a pen hes a baby!
2007-04-30 13:24:22 · answer #7 · answered by connie sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take him for long walk or run before going to bed.
make sure he has comfortable bed and if he likes to nestle ( burrow etc) give him big blanket and if he barks at you bark back let him know you are the dominant dog. I sounds funny but you need to be Alpha Dog.
Good luck.
2007-04-30 13:04:09 · answer #8 · answered by Mudd 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
get a little cheap wind-up alarm clock. its supposed to remind them of their mothers heartbeat, the ticking of the clock that is. try covering the cage/pen with a blanket, too. i remember those days, they were tough
2007-04-30 13:02:25 · answer #9 · answered by junebuggie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok...
play with him before putting him to bed
he will tire faster
and dont give in or he will never stop
in his cage/pin put a blanket with a heating pad under it -- it will remind them of there mother -- for my kittens i would use a stuffed animal on a heating pad
it works :)
2007-04-30 13:05:20 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋