i just got a puppy, and haven;t had one for 9 years, she is sleeping in a cage but she isn't staying asleep, she keeps waking up and waking up my brother, because the cage is in his room. for the past two nights he has had to sleep on the floor next to her cage to keep her sleeping, WE NEED HELP, i heard that putting a clock that ticks in with her will help and a warm water bottle but any other methods will be great thanks
2007-12-04 03:02:37 · 23 answers · asked by strawberryred 4 in Pets ➔ Dogs
we have some toys for her and we put them in with her when she goes in there, and we also have a bed for her in the cage
2007-12-04 03:04:16 · update #1
she is only 8 weeks old and not house trained, she is on eukanuba puppy chow, but we are gonna gradually change to purina puppy chow
2007-12-04 03:27:16 · update #2
wear/sleep in an old shirt you don't mind getting messed up. Then give that to the puppy (you can wrap it around that ticking clock or the water bottle), it has your scent on it and that comforts her.
Also make sure that you take her water up and stop feeding her about 30-40 minutes before she goes to bed. She maybe waking up because she has to potty and doesn't want to potty in her cage.
Just remember that she's a baby and this will take some time for her to get used to it.
2007-12-04 03:10:33 · answer #1 · answered by Invisigoth 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First off, do not let your brother sleep next to the cage. This only encourages the bad behavior by letting the dog "win" and get the attention she wants.
Instead, although it is very hard, just ignore the dog when they are in the crate, at night. She will have a hard time at first, being away from the litter and mom, however, she will settle in. She will learn that her crying and not sleeping is not affecting the rest of the house, is not getting her the attention she is demanding, and she will get tired enough to sleep herself.
You may also want to get a large stuffed toy of some sort, but one with as few "add ons" as possible - anything that the dog could chew off. And definitely a plain (not wearing clothes) stuffed animal. Put this in the crate so they have something warm and fuzzy to snuggle with.
2007-12-04 03:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by rjn529 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is normal for pups to do this and by your brother sleeping by the cage when she cries she is getting positively reinforced for something you dont want her to do. Make sure that she has toys etc. and the clock thing does actually work. You might also have to cover her crate with a blanket or towel (make sure she still has good air flow though) so that she cant see outside her cage. Dogs are den animals and come to love their crates and look at them as their "havens". My pup is now 13 weeks old and he does really well in his crate, he even choses to go into it to take naps during the day.
The most important thing to remember is that she will cry and howl for attention for the first few nights, even weeks depending on the dog, and you CAN NOT take her out or pay any attention to it and she will learn that crying isn't how she gets her way.
2007-12-04 03:23:53 · answer #3 · answered by Jen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is normal. We had to let our pup "cry it out". We put the crate in the room with us where he can see us, but we did not even acknowlege him when he cried. It took 2.5 hours till he finally calmed down and slept. At one point his vocalizing sounded like two different dogs at one time. It was insane... but after a week, he was doing much better.
Just remember to be strong and it does get better. Also, do not leave her in there for longer than one hour per month of age plus one. If she is 9 weeks old, that is 3 hours. Yes, set your alarm and take her out in the middle of the night. It is a sleepless job, but in the long run, it is worth it. You will have a well adjusted puppy that does not tear up your house at night, loves it's kennel and has very few accidents.
Also, always make the crate a happy place. Maybe even feed her in there a few times. She will love you for it...
Best of luck
2007-12-04 03:14:00 · answer #4 · answered by willodrgn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always said that the puppies I have raised were harder than raising my children. The puppy will not use the bathroom where it sleeps and it is waking up because it needs to use the bathroom. Imagine what you would do if you were locked in a cage and had to use the bathroom and no one would let you out and how uncomfortable. Just let the puppy out and let it use the bathroom, it will sleep longer and have better bladder control as it gets older. Trust me on this, that is the problem.
2007-12-04 03:06:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I feel your different puppy might mostly placed your dog in his location if this had been rather hurting or hazardous. . . I'd say your lab's simply being the common easygoing lab and realizes this different furball is simply being a dog. I'm lovely definite an grownup lab can inform any 10-lb dog to quit if it rather desires to. If it rather bothers *you*, perhaps you'll separate them whilst the dog's getting too out of hand. Just take a look at to not supply him awareness for this, or he will mostly make a decision that this have to had been "well" habits? Nah, that is no longer ample grounds for announcing you've got the dog from hell. ;) What else do you've got?
2016-09-05 20:49:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, gert a table that the crate will fit on top of without toppling off, pyut the crate right against one side of his bed, cover the crate with a large sheet all around it, but leave the front open enough for her to see him......she will be more comfortable and not feel alone and will learn if she can see him, it is okay to sleep.......alittle at time, move the crate alittle ways away from the bed, but not for a couple of weeks, I had a male Schnauzer, I had to do this with him, after I did that he started sleeping all night and so did I......
good luck,,,the baby is just scared and a new home..
2007-12-04 03:14:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
do not have the cage in a bedroom - it should be by the back door so first thing in the morning you can get to the cage and get the pup outside...
putting it in your room is too tempting to go to the crying pup - and when you go to a crying pup you actualy reward it for crying and as such you train it to cry....
your brother going and sleeping next to the pups cage has rewarded it for crying...
toys in their are a good idea.. NO food or water though - and make sure the put isnt fed or watered too close to bed time...
the ticking clock next to the cage is a good idea the water bottle in the cage is NOT - (only for under 4 weeks old orphaned pups) a pup that is older can chew threw them...
2007-12-04 03:10:58 · answer #8 · answered by CF_ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
first make sure the crate is not to big so the pup does not pee in there. second make sure the crate is not to open like a zoo cage. dogs like security so if the crate is open wire use an old blanket to cover it make it like a cave.
now the hardest part, leave the pup alone at night in crate. every pup i have crate trained has taken 3-5 days before then crying stops and i get a good night sleep. giving attention when they wine will only prolong the problem
2007-12-04 03:10:43 · answer #9 · answered by Acee 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She just has to get used to it and believe me, they will get used to it, it just takes a little time. But if you do a certain thing and get into that habit, then the puppy will expect that every time and it will only get harder. I also kept and trained my puppy in a crate and they can be wonderful, but I did give in and let him sleep with us and to this day, 2 years later, he is still sleeping with us:)-
2007-12-04 03:13:09 · answer #10 · answered by lu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋