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11-27-2013, 06:39 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: hamden, ct, us
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| How long should I ignore my puppy if it keeps barking? Should I ignore my 3 month old puppy if it keeps barking while it's alone in the other room? If so then how long should I ignore him? |
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11-27-2013, 05:40 PM | #2 |
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| Maybe spend some time with your puppy and he won't bark? He is only 3 months old, he is just a baby... He needs you.
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11-27-2013, 05:45 PM | #3 |
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| I wouldn't leave him alone.
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11-27-2013, 06:52 PM | #4 |
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| He may be feeling a little insecure if he hears you around the house but can't see you! If you are busy working or doing something you don't want him to get into you could get an expen or playpen so he will be safe but still be in the same room! |
11-27-2013, 07:20 PM | #5 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Dogs need to be with their pack (family) now that you are his pack leader. He is barking out of fear of being alone and because he needs to feel secure. If left alone too often and for long periods of time he will build up anxiety that can eventually turn into a serious issue. I would suggest taking his cage into the same room as the family is in. If its time for a nap than just place a light weight blanket/sheet over the top and as long as he can feel your presence and hear your voice it will help sooth him and he will calm down. You are welcome to view my site and go over some of my tips for raising puppies. these are all things that I have use with my own crew or four Yorkies. They do work if you have the time and patience to work with him. Hopefully you will find something that works for you. You can find it here: www.dawnsyorkies.weebly.com/trainingtips Plus you need to be sure that those bark are not cry for a potty break ! Potty training is a very tough thing to accomplish and its best not to get him started peeing in his cage.
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11-30-2013, 01:31 PM | #6 |
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| When we first got Acorn, she would bark all night in her crate. We had it in the dining room, but she wouldn't stop crying and barking and it broke my heart :-( It took some convincing to my fiancé, but we have her crate in our bedroom now and she doesn't bark or cry at all!
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02-07-2014, 11:40 AM | #7 |
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| You are lucky with Acorn! We have the crate in the bedroom & she STILL cries & barks!! It's been a week and got worse instead of better. |
02-07-2014, 08:52 PM | #8 |
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| Ignore them?! When they are barking is like giving them permission to. Go to them to see what they are barking at. May be spooked at every little sound they hear. Find a comforting word and it will be your puppy's lifeline for security in the future. My house makes all kinds of creaky noises and so does hubby. Or she will hear something outside and jump and bark . She is alerting you. Go to them , acknowledge them , see if you can tell what they are barking at and show them "It's OK". .... "Shhhh. Shhhh. ,it's OK". Pat them , comfort them and repeat. If they continue , hold them a minute say a little sterner "that's Enough, noooo, shhh, it's ok " it is us who needs to teach them . They don't know. It doesn't take long to have a well behaved dog , just lots of patience to build up that trust and comfort those fears. |
02-07-2014, 10:34 PM | #9 |
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| confused I have to say that what some of you are saying is confusing to me. Although what your saying does make sense, on the other hand you have to be very careful not to create a dog with small dog syndrome. jumping to their every whine and cry is going to do that. Now having a create or playpen in the same room is a good idea I think. But if we rush to them every time the bark or cry , isnt that creating more risk of small dog syndrome? Also, Not everyones house is set up to where they can have a create or play pen in every room with them, but we cant stay in the same room all day. Mind you im not criticizing anyone's answers here at all. I am just confused. I to am having a bit of problem with my little Athena crying a lot in her playpen. she does NOT want to stay in it at all unless she is sleeping. She will cry at the top of her lungs and wont stop until someone comes and takes her out. I put up baby gates to keep her contained in one room ( the living room) when she does this, but at night, I really would like her to stay in that playpen. Its just safer, plus I dont want her using the bathroom all over my living room if she wakes up when were asleep. but when she wakes up, she wants out an wakes everyone up until someone comes and gets her. then we have to stay up with her until she is ready to sleep again an put her back in.....lol. Its much like having a newborn baby int he house. Im just not sure what the best way is to handle the situation. Were loosing a lot of sleep around here. I mean thats ok for now. we expected it for a little while, but hopefully she will start to calm down and sleep through the night or at least play in her playpen. I dont want her to feel insecure, and to feel safe, but I also dont want to create a little terror of small dog syndrome. So where is the line? DAWN27, I tried clicking on your link and it took me to a "page not found" |
02-07-2014, 11:20 PM | #10 |
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| I kind of agree with R-Teddy. Kenmed is probably only ignoring because it's one the first things you see when looking up unwanted behavior for dogs is to not reward them with attention especially because a lot of the time puppies will just bark for no reason other than the fact that the can bark or just want attention not that there's anything wrong. I think once you know everything is set like they've pottied, eaten, have water toys, etc. You should do it short periods, if your doing the method of ignoring her wait until she quiets to go and spend time with her. Or mark the behavior so that you can train to stop and bark on command.
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02-07-2014, 11:51 PM | #11 |
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| I wanted to add that putting a playpen in our bedroom is not an option, but, I have slept out in the living room on the couch so she wouldnt be in there alone. This does not make a difference in her crying to get out when she wakes up. I have gone to sit next to her playpen when she crys, talked to her softly and calmly, rubbed her all those things suggested. now one time JUST ONCE that did work. but it hasnt since. Now if I sit next to the pen and do all that she just still crys and crys to get out. |
02-08-2014, 09:19 AM | #12 | |
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R-Teddy: here is that link again. You may not find a solution to the marking but if you find one thing that works it worth it to take he time to at least try: Training Tips - Dawn's Yorkies
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02-08-2014, 10:43 AM | #13 | |
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thank you Dawn. the link worked this time an I will certainly take a look and give it a try. | |
02-08-2014, 11:11 AM | #14 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | We had a rough 7 nights the first week. Or should I say I did, as I slept in the garden room with our Dara 7+ wks old when we got her. And she is a BRT a large breed dog who weighed a hefty and healthy 18lbs. I used every trick in the book, covering her crate - she would settle down - but wake up maybe 2hrs later and start crying, the crying would be so very lovely ascending in waves of crescendos, until I would say hush little girl. Success for 30 seconds - also she needed to potty a lot at night. And then she needed to play.... So that is how it went. Back in crate - covered fall asleep for 2hrs then oops up we are again. Finally it began to work. She and I slept together on the air mattress for 4hrs one night. THat seemed to break the cycle. She is still not happy about going in her crate. But she is in her crate at various times of the day. Sometimes I do it, and sit and read or watch tv. Sometimes she is the only one in her crate, sometimes all the dogs are in their crates with her. I also feed her in her crate, and at various times during the day, put toys in it, then ask her to find those toys - and she goes into the crate to get the toy and out again. Now she will go to her crate to "safely" play with her toy in her "den". It is your persistence no matter how hard that is for you, that will pay off in the long run. I truly believe in crate training every dog. It is such a very usefull skill for a dog to have. |
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02-11-2014, 09:10 AM | #15 |
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| One word...TIME.. It takes time for these little ones to get it. They are in a new enviornment testing the waters, testing you. It doesn't matter their age either. We got Jess at a year old and she did ALL the things your saying, along with some other quirky goofy things (like trying to bury her dog bowl in the carpet) over time they settle down and it all works out. We found putting Jess in a medium sized crate with room for her bed and a pee pad behind it (so she wouldn't step in it which she loved to do) in my daughters room was the answer. This was after hmmm 250 other things we tried first. At two years old (today!) she still sleeps in the crate in my daughters room and she wakes up and pees and poops and settles in her bed until my daughter lets her out. She is in there from 830pm-645-7am every day. Just give them time I know it stinks but it does stop...eventually http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/images/icons/icon6.gif |
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