Quote:
|
Originally Posted by myjordash 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? |
Hi there myjordash!
I am sorry you and your puppy are experiencing this. How old is your puppy? Was the puppy weaned too soon? Did you get your puppy from a breeder that lived in a home enviornment? Or, did you get your puppy from petstore, shelter, or puppy mill?
Has your puppy seen a vet? Does he or she seem to be in pain? How does your puppy respond throughout the day? Is he or she home alone during the day?
I think it would be wise to rule out anything physical causing the puppy to be so restless and whiney. I would definately take the puppy to a vet for an examination and talk to your vet about the pup's behavior.
If you puppy is home alone all day and spends majority of its time in the crate, you may want to talk to the vet about some training courses.
The puppy sounds like it is either in pain or having a lot of seperation anxiety. He or she might also do better in the crate if he or she was next to you, just knowing you are close by might be of comfort to the puppy?
Good luck and keep us posted on what you find out :-)
Huggies,
Tinkerbell and Annie