My puppy keeps whining, whimpering, and yelping at night and I dont know how to handle it so please help!?

Question

I've got my pup i believe 3 days ago and its about 4 weeks old its really young and i know its not supposed to be away from its mother. I just really need some advice. Its always yelping, whimpering, and whining whenever i put it its cage or i leave it alone. Ive tryed everything from giving her rewards when she goes inside, I praise her when she does, im not mean to her, and i tryed ignoring her but its so loud its giving me a headache. I dont want to give it away and it only stops whining when it get exhausted from yelping and then when it wakes up again it starts going at it again. Its been even biting the cage and i tryed giving her toys and things to keep her occupied but she doesnt even touch it. Or is it maybe its cold, needs some attention, needs to go pee, or eat I really don't know. It also stops when i take it out to walk or play with her and that's about it and even after that she keeps going at it after shes in a cage. Anything that will help her stop and so i can manage.

Answer 1

Hi There,
Congratulations on the new puppy! First, the first couple days are always the worst when it comes to whining and crying. But your puppy needs special care, because he was let go from ( it's )mother way too early. You need to be with the puppy all the time, and cuddle and play with it alot! The whining will go away, pateience is the key. It's completley normal.

If you can, I would bring the pup back so that it can be with its mother. It sounds like you got it from a very irresponsible breeder, so maybe that isn't an option. Your puppy needs extra special care because it was taken WAY too early. I would seriously suggest consulting a proffesional canine behavoiralist who can help you with "it". Your puppy needs to be with it's mother soooo bad, you need to try and take place of her.
- NEVER leave a puppy this young alone! Ever! With a puppy at 8 weeks you could leave it alone for short peroids, but not a 4 week pup.
- Let the pup sleep with you at night. Normally I wouldn't reccomend this, but your pup is way to young to be sleeping alone. If he were where he was supposed to be, he would be with his mom 24-7. You need to be (it's] mom.
- Please, for the sake of the little baby, consult a proffesional or try to get the dog back with its mother until it is 9 weeks.
- Don't give up on him! He needs you more than you'll ever know right now!
The whining and crying will go away, but be gentle and patient until it does! treat him as you would treat a 4 week old human baby! Trust me, my puppy stopped whining as soon as he got comfy and secure with his new home.
Feel free to email me if you have more questions or concerns and I will try to help as best as I can, the first couple weeks are always the toughest, it gets great once they grow up a lil.
Best Wishes,
Nikki

Answer 2

Yes, she is far too young to be away from mom. Can you possibly take your puppy back for another 4 weeks? No good breeder would ever let a puppy go so young. Your puppy definitely misses her litter mates and mom. It's normal for her to whine and whimper since she's so young and away from mom. Rebekah T suggested a good idea. She'll probably feel much safer with you and won't be as loud. Your body heat will comfort her. However, I would be concerned about her going to the bathroom on the bed or falling off while you're sleeping. Try putting warm water bottles, a few blankets, a shirt with your scent, and a ticking clock in her crate.

Unfortunately, you got her far too early. I do highly recommend you bring her back until she's at least 8 weeks old. If that's not possible, try different methods to keep her warm and reassure her. It's not her fault she was given away too early, and it's very unfortunate that some people don't do enough research prior to getting a puppy. People need to learn that puppies should not leave their mom and litter mates until at least 8 weeks of age. Preferably 10-12 weeks for smaller breeds.

I wish you the best of luck with your puppy.

Answer 3

Your puppy should not have been separated from her mother till 8 weeks - she is FAR too young - I presume you got her from a BYB. She will be lonely, missing her mother & littermates - you should let her sleep with you and spend as much time as possible with her. If you can't do this, give her to someone who will. And make up your mind whether she is a girl or an "it" You sound like you know nothing about dogs and have made no effort to learn - I wouldn't sell you a puppy, for sure.

Answer 4

She's a baby, babies cry! She misses her mother, she's cold, lonely, and confused. She has no idea what's going on or even if she's going to survive. So, right now she needs a lot of attention and unconditional love. The crate training can wait till you bond with her and she calms down a little.
Do you have any idea of how to take care of a yery young puppy? Try this site for starters:
http://www.puppychow.com/completepuppycare/

Answer 5

she isn't going to stop whining, unless the mom is dead there should be NO reason for the puppy to have been taken away from mom. if the mom is still alive, return it to the mom and get her again in 2 or 3 weeks, 3 is better. However if the mom is no longer here on earth. than you will just have to deal with it, she is going to have seperation anxiety until she learns that you aren't leaving her. You'll just have to ignore her in the mean time, if it is that bad, than maybe don't leave her alone or put her in a cage.

Answer 6

Can you take her back to her mother until she is a little older?
4 weeks is REALLY TOO young, as you said, so you are
suffering the consequences of ignoring what facts you already knew about dogs. Get her back to Mommy, if you can, otherwise, let her sleep in bed with you and don't even use the cage and clean up her poop all over the apt/house.
Sorry to be so blunt, don't mean to be, but people should do their "homework" so to speak, before adopting a baby pet.

Answer 7

You really have a little tiny baby here, and she doesn't want to be alone. She need to cuddle, and she needs body contact. This is really important for a pack animal like a dog.

I will tell you what I have done with cats, and that is, when I go to bed, I put a second pillow beside mine. Then I sleep on the side of the bed that my pillow is on. At the base of the other pillow, right beside me, I put a toilet lid cover. Don't laugh. It's like a little rug. You could use old towels, or even an old rug. And then when I get into bed, I put the kitten on the toilet seat cover (or whatever) next to me, then I pull the covers up over the pillow next to me, so that the kitten is tented in and gets my body heat. When they mew (or as with your puppy, whimper and cry) I just reach over and give them a little reassurance (and a smooch). If they are nursing, I keep a bottle under the pillow, and let them have a little sip. They go right back to sleep. And if they pee on the toilet lid cover, I can wash it.

With my cat, when he was a very, very tiny baby, I had a jacket with a hood. He used to travel in the hood of the jacket. He would nestle down in the fleecy part and sleep, and then when he woke up, he would nurse on my neck to tell me he was hungry. And he would sit up in the hood and look out the edge to see what was happening around him.

I don't know how big this puppy is, but she is very young, and very young mammalian babies are all the same in their genuine need for body contact and attention. Getting her to stop is not the issue. She will grow very quickly, and will pass through this stage, but right now, she needs (not wants -- NEEDS) a mommy, and you're it. You must provide it. You really just can't get her to stop. When she cries, she is not kidding. She needs you.

If she is too big to carry in a hoodie without choking yourself, there are little carriers (like a Snugli for a human baby) that you can carry puppies on the front of you. You might want to look into getting her one of these. This would give her the body contact and stimulation she genuinely requires, and won't drive you nuts running to and from her cage.

As I say, this will pass. Right now, she is just lost without her mother, but if you want her to grow into a self-sufficient, non-neurotic adult, you need to ease her through this transition away from her doggie mom and toward a human 'parent'. You have to treat her much the same as a human baby of this age, but for a much shorter time than you would for a human baby.

I hope this has given you some ideas you can use.

Answer 8

That is why a pup should never be taken from it's momma before 8 wks. old!
Pitiful poor puppy.

Try hot water bottle, ticking clock, soothing soft music and putting crate in a room away from you at nights.

Gd. luck.

Answer 9

It's a baby looking for comfort, and it isn't finding any being put in a cage because it is causing the puppy to have seperation anxiety. The biting the cage is it's effort trying to get to you. Either take it out and comfort it or get used to the crying.

Answer 10

Give him a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel for something warm and snuggly, and a ticking alarm clock to simulate the mothers heartbeat. Make sure he gets a warm drink before bedtime. He just needs time to grow up, that's all.