I havent read the whole thread, but the biggest thing that helped us, was putting a blanket over the kennel at night and leaving the room entirely. Macy would fuss for a few mins, then sleep throughout the night. We knew if we heard her fuss after she fell asleep, she needed a potty break. But after a few weeks, she learned to hold it. Hope that helps! I think the increased darkness helped her sleep
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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  Our puppy just turned 8 weeks old, she's doing really well with potty training, she still tries to eat my fingers but she's learning not to do that and to chew on toys instead...but we have one problem.
She's a whiner!! She'll go right to sleep in her crate if she's tired, but after her late night potty breaks it takes her a lot longer to stop crying and whining and to go back to sleep. i'll try sleeping on the floor with her until she's out and i put my fingers in there with her, but she still takes forever to lay down and go back to sleep. it drives us crazy listening to her yap and yelp. We're so sleep deprived and exhausted that my DH got a terrrible headache and threw up last night and i'm getting a cold from all the potty breaks outside in the rain. we're just pooped out and wish there was an easier way to teach her not to cry in her crate and just go back to sleep.
Any advice here? Advice about stopping the whining and about the biting on my hands would be great. |