How can I get my puppy to stop crying when I am at home during the day?

Question

My husband and I have a 9 week old Cockapoo. We have had her for about a week. She sleeps through the night in her cage without crying and she is mostly potty trained, but she is very clingy during the day. We play with her a lot, and she is never home alone. If I go more than a few feet away from her, she cries very loudly, especially if she can't get to where she sees me. When we ignore her, she just gets louder and louder until the neighbors complain. I have had a puppy before, but she didn't whine all of the time like this one. I'm not exactly sure how to deal with this, but I want to make sure I have a healthy, well-adjusted dog. Any tips would be appreciated.

Answer 1

ignore her the best you can, puppies are very very smart and they will learn quickly that if they cry they will get you to pay attention, dont yell at them completely ignore them act like they arent there, I know it is hard but trust me it helps/

Answer 2

She is being rewarded for her crying. she crys and gets attention.
I find when a dog have behavior that you don't like you can turn your head or back on them, when he stops crying you praise him. The time in the crate might be making him anxious.
When she wines you are probably comforting to her. She is exchanging one behaviour for another behavior. Time to change the reward. When she crys. Don't smile. In a firm low voice say no no. Hold her snout and look sadly at her. When she is happy, give her so much praise that she will want to be happy. She is feeling insecure. Besides she is only 9 weeks old. That is very young. She is just a little bit of a thing. You will have to treat her like a baby. Hold her a lot. If you go to another room, pick her up and take her with you. If you had a 9 week old human baby you wouldn't expect it to be independent.
Give her some TLC.

There is another solution but might be too harsh for such a young pup. Get a squirt bottle and spray her with cold water when she whimpers. It works well for older puppies when they bark too much.. A day of it and they stop the misbehavior.

Find something that gives her comfort. A special blanket of toy. Just like a human baby gets comfort from a blanket or bottle.
Give her some time and attention. She will be fine.

Answer 3

I just bought a great book about dog training after seeing it on Oprah. It is called the loved dog. Maybe it would help you. I have two cocker girls and they go crazy when they can't see me. Unfortunately/fortunately a main cocker trait is being a "velcro" dog and your cockapoo has inherited that characteristic. You can try going out of the room for a couple seconds and then slowly increase the intervals. Good luck.

Answer 4

There is no such thing as a cockapoo. You have a mongrel for which you probably paid far too much. These "designer" breeds are produced by unscrupulous people who treat the mother badly and the poor puppies often have health problems. Have you taken her to the vet? That should be your first stop, followed by an animal behaviourist if there are no physical problems as the breeder may have treated her and her siblings badly too.

Answer 5

She is still a baby and I am sure she still misses her mom, brothers and sisters, she is a very loving and clingly breed and you will need to try and spend as much time with her as you can, puppies are like babies they need a lot of attention and if your the type that can't give them the attention they need you need to give her to someone that can, try buying her toys,giving her something of yours that is old and she can smell your scent, my puppy loves her toys and she loves to play with balls so buy her some plastic balls see if that will keep her occupied I think it will help her and you. Just don't forget that she needs you just like a little baby would need you,and I promise, you give her this attention she needs and she will forever be right by your side the best buddy you could ever have.

Answer 6

This happens with all new puppy's they just need to get used to their new environment. She probably misses her mum and litter. When i got my staffie pup the lady put a small blanket in with the puppy's 2 nights before so when we went home she could still smell her litter and it was something familiar to her it worked a treat. If you can go back to where you got her and do the sme thing it might calm her down.I'm sure the breeder wouldn't mind it shows you are committed to your pet

Answer 7

Let you cockapoo spend time with you and your husband day or night and when your not at home put her in a room with a basket, a soft toy and a clock that ticks. Do this every time your at home and when you and your husband go to work and eventrally she'll get use to this ruteen.

Answer 8

I was going to say tough love and just ignore her, but if the neighbors are complaining...I don't know what to say.

When I got my puppy, I went over to the neighbors and explained my situation to them. Crying, ignoring....blah blah blah. My dog was really bad too. They were glad I came over first and told them and they understood. All I can suggest is trying to work something out with the neighbors.

She just knows you'll eventually come over to her. You have to let them cry themselves to sleep a few times, like kids.

Get yourself and the neighbors ear plugs!!

Answer 9

start by leaving her alone for seconds at a time.if you can step out of her sight even for a mila second.return before she starts to cry and reward her. each time after that make it longer and longer i think this will work for you.you need to be patient puppy's are like a 4 yr old child stubborn and into everything.and whoever the doctor is he is the crazy one.why are you attacking her like that?

Answer 10

put a blanket over her cage so that she cant see you . it works on my friends 2 shelties. hope it helps.