Okay, yeah, he went to sleep at 10:00 p.m. and woke back up at 10:25 p.m. I thought I was going to lose it.
(I was so tired) My daughter called and I really didn't want to talk because he had JUST settled down but she had called twice so I needed to see what she wanted (after all she was my first born, lol). It is 1:33 a.m. so excuse me if I seem a bit giddy-I am SO tired, lol.
I really think that if the lady I got him from did not spoil him I would not have had as much trouble tonight keeping him in his playpen. I wanted to scoop him up every time he barked but I don't think that would have sent him the "right" signal. I HATE that she let him sleep on her chest for the last few weeks to go to bed at night (ADVICE for new breeders!!! PLEASE DO NOT pre-spoil your litter because you do not know what lifestyles the new owners will have!!!!!). I don't want to hurt her feelings but it just made it harder for him tonight (I think).
I DO realize he is in new surroundings and a new owner and new scents and with the 1 1/2 hour crate ride home (I don't think he has ever been confined) it was just too much for him. BUT I did not want to condone that it was okay for him to bark and that I would let him sit on my chest and go to sleep so it was a ROUGH evening.
He is finally sleeping now. He was very quiet during my phone conversations (people were calling to see how things went) but when I finally got off the phone I sang to him (I had a heck of a time getting his playpen in my bedroom, with me holding him-he sat really good on my computer chair when I realized I couldn't move the pen with him in my arms
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I put him in my bedroom and he cried, then barked A LOT (because I wasn't in there but when he fell asleep in the living room I was thinking oh lord now I have to sleep in here!!) so when he woke up I put his things in my bedroom and he barked and BARKED when I wasn't in there......
anyway, he seems to be sleeping okay now and it is almost 2 a.m. I hope we can have a good day tomorrow...On another note when he was barking and I had had enough and I clapped my hands because I was on the phone and said "go to your bed" he looked at me and went to his bed!! He is smart but he is "trying me'!!! LOL