We just got a Morkie!

[mommyto01]

We've never had dogs!!!!!!! Please help she was born 6/23 and all she does is bark and whine. We put her in the crate and she cries, we take her outside and she cries what to do what to do!!!!!!! i'm regretting getting her HELP

[Daisy2010]

Is she healthy? If so did she come with any comfort items?
I am no expert, but when we got Daisy she transitioned very well.
Thanks to her wonderful breeder , she gave us blankets from home , that smelled familiar to her, her favorite lovies , food ect.
Where did you get her? Was she like this before? Not very much info to go on..
Take a deep breath , I am sure she can also feel/sense you frustration and that
won't help matters .
Good luck

[furbutt]

Have you taken her to the vet? How long have you had her?

[baby yorkie]

Is she missing her other siblings and parents? I've never had a morkie, but think they are just adorable. This is my experience with my two yorkies. All of mine potty outside and sleep in a crate at night. They sleep better and longer with their crate in the same room as me. They need to know that I'm near them. They follow me around the yard too. If your baby is not used to going outside, the grass/dirt may scare her. Both of mine had never gone outside until getting to my house. Ally was 8 weeks and a little over one pound and Tia was 10 weeks and 8 oz. Ally didn't know what to do in the grass. It frightened her. Tia was just the opposite. She didn't care. Ally hates the wet grass; Tia doesn't mind. I found I couldn't leave them in the crate when we left the house either. Ally just paniced, created a poopy mess, and it was bad for her health. So my family room is puppy/dog proofed so we can leave them in there when we leave. I adopted Tia this past Easter. We just put her in a puppy pen in the family room with Ally. Good luck and don't give up. Your baby is just confused and probably missing her old family. Love her and give her hugs and kisses from us.

[mommyto01]

sorry I was at lunch and didn't have much time to write. We got her on Sat from Oklahoma. Breeder didn't send anything with her except the crate and food. We put her in the same crate she came in thinking that it smelled like home but she cries ALL night long, we take her out in the middle of the night then put her back in. We feed her let her out for an hour or so before we go to work and she cries and cries. I come home for lunch and she's crying. We put one of my daughters shirts on top of the crate so she could smell it but it didn't help we even put classical music next to her. I came home and put her outside so she could pee and she was HOWLING. We've only had her 2 days and already the neighbors have complained. I feel bad for her but I just don't know what else to do give her time but I don't think my neighbors will appreciate that. We have a big yard so you can imagine how loud she cries and howls that they can hear her.

[Beamers Mom]

You have only had her two days. That is hardly enough time for her to get used to you.
She probably doesn't like being left alone yet. She is in a new environment with strangers (to her).
How long is she left alone? She is not even 12 weeks old yet.

If you are regretting getting her is it possible to return her to the breeder for her to be rehomed?

[Rhetts_mama]

Not to discourage you, but I had to sleep on floor next to Scarlett's crate for about 4 weeks with my fingers stuck in the crate for her to lay her head on. With Rhett, it was only a few days.

Give it time, this is natural behavior for a social animal. She's probably never been alone before.

[Ladymom]

She came from Oklahoma? Did you buy her online? If so, chances are she came from one of the many Oklahoma puppymills. If you want to share the breeder's name, I can check for you.

If she did come from a puppymill, that would explain her behavior. Puppymill puppies are raised in kennels with the very minimum human contact and handling. They are not socialized at all. She is probably terrified as people, a house, being outside, everything is brand new to her. The only security puppymill puppies know is other dogs and now she is alone. If she was taken from her mom and littermates too soon (before 12 weeks) that just makes it worse.

You will have to be very patient with her and take baby steps in her training and socialization.

[Ringo1]

Aww poor baby; she is just a baby and missing her family. Sounds like she is crated a good part of the time - all night and all day while you are at work? That's a lot of crate and alone time for a tiny puppy. Could you come home for lunch, let her out and play with her for a bit? Does she like to play?

[bellasmomok]

Originally Posted by mommyto01

sorry I was at lunch and didn't have much time to write. We got her on Sat from Oklahoma. Breeder didn't send anything with her except the crate and food. We put her in the same crate she came in thinking that it smelled like home but she cries ALL night long, we take her out in the middle of the night then put her back in. We feed her let her out for an hour or so before we go to work and she cries and cries. I come home for lunch and she's crying. We put one of my daughters shirts on top of the crate so she could smell it but it didn't help we even put classical music next to her. I came home and put her outside so she could pee and she was HOWLING. We've only had her 2 days and already the neighbors have complained. I feel bad for her but I just don't know what else to do give her time but I don't think my neighbors will appreciate that. We have a big yard so you can imagine how loud she cries and howls that they can hear her.

It sounds like you are leaving her in a crate all night, and also all day while you're at work?? Is that right? 1st of all, that is WAY too long for a 12 wk old baby to be in a crate If that's right, could you maybe try baby gating the laundry room or bathroom--any smallish room without carpet--and keeping pads down, as well as water, food (a puppy should have access to food and water and somewhere to potty at ALL times!!), toys, bed, etc... I have a 12 wk old (born 6/19/10), but I'm home with her all day. Back when we got my 1st Yorkie (Bella), I worked, but my bf was home all day until she was 4 1/2 mo old, and after that he was only gone for a few hrs at a time. Just so you know, she howled and cried and screamed ALL NIGHT LONG for weeks and weeks on end. She NEVER got used to sleeping in a crate, no matter what technique we tried...comforting, ignoring, etc... We ended up allowing her to sleep in a bed next to our bed, and she did much better that way...and she'd use the pad we put there with her during the night. Is the crate next to your bed? They seem to do better if they know you're near. Also, she could be crying when you go out because she's not used to going outside in the grass at all yet (Maya wasn't, so the 1st few trips out were a little scary for her, but I spoke to her in a sweet comforting voice and encouraged her to explore a bit...she never did cry though, just unsure and jumpy). Phew, you have your work cut out for you, I feel for you! I remember how hard it was with Bella...all that crying...we truly didn't sleep FOR WEEKS!

[bellasmomok]

^^^^ the baby gating the smallish room with no carpet was a suggestion for during the day, not night time!!

[mommyto01]

hmmmm maybe we did make a mistake by getting her she needs way more attention than what we can give her I get up at 4 am take her out of the crate until I leave at 5 my husband gets up at 6 feeds her and then puts her back around 7-7:30 I usually come home around 11-11:30 for lunch take her outside to pee then put her back until we get home around 4. We let her loose in the house from that time until 9 pm when the kids go to bed. We then put her back in the crate until about 12-1 when I get up to take her to pee then put her back.

I don't think the lady that we got her from will take her back and we've spent too much money on her already

other than the crying she's really good most of the time she makes it to the pee pads all on her own and has only had 2 accidents.

[lexi43]

I agree with the fact that the puppy was too young to leave the mother and the litter mates. My dogs were about 16 weeks old when I got them and they cried the first few days we brought them home. As a matter of fact my 5 month old yorkie still gets up in the middle of the night because he doesn't like to sleep alone. We have 4 dogs my two basset hounds are about 14 months, my shorkie is 9 months old and my yorkie is 5 months old and I know you have to have loads of patience.

[PartPixie]

Its only been a few days. Give your baby time to adjust. It sounds like you are doing well with breaking up her crate time. But you might have started out too abrubtly. The guidence for crate training suggests that you gradually get your baby use to the crate. Its possible the first experiance she had with a crate was when she came to you. In that case, she might associate it with abandonment and being yanked away from her family.

I think the suggestion to try a laundry or bathroom is a great idea. It took Crickett a little while to calm down when I first got her too. (Though admittedly she didn't cry ALL the time, just when I left.) You might try the exercise of "practice leaving" Where you leave the house for a few minutes (I stood walked just a few yards from the door) wait a few minutes, then return, then leave again, stay away a little longer, then return. Expand the time you are gone each time. This helps the puppy associate that while you may be gone, you will come back.

Good luck, and don't do anything rash yet! It's just the "New Puppy Stress Syndrome" ;-)