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02-28-2006, 09:49 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Toronto, Ont
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| New Yorkie baby..need help Hello, this is my first time ever posting a message on any type of forums so i'm very new to this all.. I just got a new Yorkie.. she will be 8 weeks old very soon, so is very cute and very small I am having a very difficult time cage training her, i wanted to start early as she will have to be left alone for a few hours. I don't know what to do. when i put her in there (with a hot water bottle and a clock for ticking) and i leave she cries, and cries, and cries...she doesn't stop..she can cry for an hour straight. She even howls, nothing seems to work, she's ok in there when she's sleeping but not when she's awake, during the night she cries also becuase she never pees in the cage, i've brought her into my bed and she's great during the night she doesn't cries in my bed and wakes me when she wants to go pee, she has never gone to the bathroom in my bed. I don't know what to do about the crying in the cage tho...i need help... i can't stand to hear her cry i just want to run to her and let her out but i know i shouldn't but she never stops crying when she's in there. I am a new mommy and really need some help. She was not bought from a pet store and lived with her other 4 siblings and mom up untill the day i brought her home (this past friday). Can someone please help me and give me any suggestions? Also how long does it usually take for them to stop crying in the night and when left alone? |
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02-28-2006, 09:57 AM | #2 |
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| She is missing her mother and littermates. Is it possible to place her back with them for at least a couple of more weeks? If not, I would put her crate inside an xpen so she can run around and feel not so confined. I would suggest a very small crate than she can cuddle into. A nice soft blankie and maybe even a hot water bottle for warmth. She will need alot of holding and loving until she feels comfortable and not so scared. |
02-28-2006, 10:03 AM | #3 |
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| yorkies are very social animals. If they know you are in the house, they are more likely to cry. Heck, even when I am gone to the grocery store my neighbor tells me that she hears Brandy crying. Definately do the xpen. Put some toys and chews in there for her. If you are putting her in the crate you can try covering it with a blanket. Also, don't forget that she is still a baby. good luck! |
02-28-2006, 10:05 AM | #4 | |
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| Crate Training Quote:
That being said - crate training takes a little more time with some then others, just like learning to use a wee wee pad or going to the bathroom outside only. Everything take repeating over and over, being consistent, patient, and persistant - those are the most crucial tools you have to work with. Don't worry about the crying or howling now - it will stop. Give your little one a treat when you put her in her crate and verbal praise and then leave. If she is crated in the living area of your home I highly recommend you leave the crate open on the floor for her to go sleep in when she wants to. You can feed her a meal or two in their also. Do things with her like throw a toy in and let her get it and come out again. Don't always put her in the crate and close the door behind her. You will make her feel (which she is already), that the only time she goes in the crate the door closes her in. Feed her with the door closed and opened - put a treat in her cage in the morning and check once in a while to see if she has taken it. All my Yorkies (5) will run into their crates anytime they are put on the floor opened. I have a few areas of the house where the crates are accessable for them and you will always find someone in their. Once I am going out and I am taking one or all of them with me they enjoy being in their crate for the trip. The only time one will complain is if one of the others threw up - they want out of their, but who can blame them. I hope some of this helps you. It is hard sometimes to put down in writing what I teach every week to my Obedience Classes.
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02-28-2006, 10:27 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ct
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| I am surprised she let her go home so soon. I took mine lil one home at almost 12 weeks and the breeder was very very nervous to let her go. She is very little too. Give her lots of love she'll be fine. Congrats on new baby....You will get lots of helpful info here I am new too.
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02-28-2006, 11:08 AM | #6 |
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| Welcome to YT!!!!! Soory to hear your baby isn't very happy in her crate. Do you leave a radio on for her? How about putting one of your robes in there with her? She can cuddle up to it, and feel close to you. Hope things work out, Good Luck to you, & please keep us posted.
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02-28-2006, 11:36 AM | #7 |
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| I began using a small soft pet crate because I was afraid I would roll over on him when sleeping - well none of us got any sleep because he whined, even when I placed it right next to me with my hand inside. So threw out that idea quickly and taught him to sleep by my head. He's a year old now and still shares my pillow with me. I don't think it's because he misses his siblings because all he wanted was me. I also got mine at 8 weeks. I don't have any kids at home, I work from my house, and he was my second Yorkie. His mother (like many do) stopped feeding him at 6 weeks. Just remember he's a baby and shouldn't be dragged around, woken up just to show him off, and kept on a feeding schedule and given plenty of time to rest. Good luck and I do think the suggestion about the playpen would be a good idea. |
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