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myjordash · 01-31-2005, 06:53 AM

I am so happy to finally have a HEALTHY puppy after everything I went through. But for the last two night he has been screaming and crying all night long. We have a nice size crate, a dog bed, blankets, toys, food and water in for him at night. But he still screams in there. I took him out last night at 3:30 a.m. after having him in there for 3 hours. I tried putting him in bed with me, but that didn't work either. He still cried. He didn't want to sit still. He was climbing all over the bed, trying to jump off which is a very high bed and the reason I didn't want him in the bed with us in the first place. Everytime I would try to hold him, or have him lie down, he would scream and cry. I don't know what to do. I think tonight my husband and I are moving on to the couch because the crate is in our bathroom and with all the noise he makes, we haven't slept in two nights. Should I keep him in there so that he gets used to it? Is it like a baby that if you give in to them when they cry and keep taking him out, he will continue to cry cause he knows it is working? I am not upset or frustrated I just want to know what is the right thing to be doing in order for him to get used to his crate. I do take him in there and sit with him in there during the day. I feed him in there sometimes by hand. I put him in there for short times during the day and when I do he cries and when I let him out, he stops. Any other ideas? Or should I just stick with what I am doing and he will eventually get used to it?

01-31-2005, 06:53 AM	#1
myjordash YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Palm Beach, Florida Posts: 288	New Puppy SCREAMS all night.... I am so happy to finally have a HEALTHY puppy after everything I went through. But for the last two night he has been screaming and crying all night long. We have a nice size crate, a dog bed, blankets, toys, food and water in for him at night. But he still screams in there. I took him out last night at 3:30 a.m. after having him in there for 3 hours. I tried putting him in bed with me, but that didn't work either. He still cried. He didn't want to sit still. He was climbing all over the bed, trying to jump off which is a very high bed and the reason I didn't want him in the bed with us in the first place. Everytime I would try to hold him, or have him lie down, he would scream and cry. I don't know what to do. I think tonight my husband and I are moving on to the couch because the crate is in our bathroom and with all the noise he makes, we haven't slept in two nights. Should I keep him in there so that he gets used to it? Is it like a baby that if you give in to them when they cry and keep taking him out, he will continue to cry cause he knows it is working? I am not upset or frustrated I just want to know what is the right thing to be doing in order for him to get used to his crate. I do take him in there and sit with him in there during the day. I feed him in there sometimes by hand. I put him in there for short times during the day and when I do he cries and when I let him out, he stops. Any other ideas? Or should I just stick with what I am doing and he will eventually get used to it?