Well, one or all of those things usually work - so......I'm not sure what to tell you. I once had a Jack Russell who would not be quiet in the kennel when we first got him. I finally discovered if I put him in another room so that he couldn't hear us and if I put a light blanket over his kennel so he couldn't see out, that he would settle down. I also put one of my old flannel shirts that I had worn (and not washed) in the kennel. That was a long time ago and I dont' know if I could do that to my baby Rowdy now. I'd probably just put him in bed with me! But I do understand that you may not want to do that. Are you in an apt? If so, it may be difficult to not bother the neighbors. If you are in a house, can you put her in the kennel in the center of the house (in a room without a window so maybe the neighbors can't hear) and let her cry? I'm not sure I could do that, but if you really want her to sleep in the kennel - that may be the only way. When we first got Rowdy, he would go right to sleep in his kennel, but he would wake up about 3:00-4:00am to go potty. When I would put him back in his kennel, sometimes he would cry. Usually he would quiet down, but occasionally he just would not. On those nights, I would get up and sleep on the couch in the den - we have a comfy dog bed on the floor and he would get into that and then he and I could sleep the rest of the night. We have a concrete floor in the den so I didn't worry about potty accidents - although he never got up in the night to potty. After a few nights though, he started sleeping through the night and I only had to do that a few nights. |