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Originally Posted by morningsting  So Bear loves to bark & whine  Every day he wakes me up anywhere from 5:30am-7:30am with his barking & whining. I keep him in a play yard where he has food, water, a bed, a blanket, & a puppy pad. I only put him there when I can't watch him, when my daughter is crawling around, when I'm sleeping at night, or when I leave the house. He HATES being in there. He whines & barkes like CRAZY every time I put him in there, & it's seriously getting annoying! I need some sleep, lol. I have tried putting coins in a jar & rattling them, banging two pots together, & spraying him in the face with water, but none of these work! I can't just let him sit there & whine & bark, because I live in a duplex & the neighbors would hear him & complain. Do they outgrow this stage or is it forever? I know that he is still very young (he's only two months) & I'm sure that he gets quite lonely & scared, but I can't let him sleep in bed with me because I KNOW for sure that he would pee in my bed. I have also tried putting the play yard in my room at night, but this doesn't help either. I also take him out to potty outside when he starts whining & barking, but that doesn't help either! Does anyone have any advice as to curb this behavior? I definitely don't want him to grow up & think that it's ok to bark & whine whenever he wants something.
-Amy |
Amy ... maybe you can try some Treats ... they work Wonder ....
Put him in the Playpen (during the day and night) ..... and when he starts barking ... tell him with a firm voice '
NO BARKING '.... it will take a few times but Yorkies are pretty smart and if he does what you say ... reward him right away .... this I how I got Maya to 'sit' and 'lay down' and 'no barking' .... you
HAVE to be patient it will take a while .... but he will get the hint ....
Good Luck .... and don't give up ....