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Originally Posted by keyla  Our Little One barked and kept us up pretty much for the first two weeks. What we learned is that its best to keep him in an open space with baby gates or in a crate from which the dog is able to see out. If you keep him in a room with the door shut and no light the little puppy will freak out. We started off by keeping our Little One in the Kitchen which was far from our bedroom and he would get so sad as soon as we were out of his sight. So we moved him to our bathroom which is directly connected to our room and left the door open with the baby gate. His bed was facing our bedroom and he had a light on, he had a cozy blanket and toys. |
I talked to the breeder we got Natalie from (she has been SO wonderful!). She said she was used to sleeping in a pen in her bedroom and that she thought she could go from 10:00- 5:00 in the crate (without pottying) so try putting her crate in my room where she could see/hear me. We started out with a little plastic carrier type kennel, but Natalie already figured out how to hop on top of it and peer over her ex-pen. Only a matter of time before she jumped, so I switched her to my schnauzer's old cage-type wire crate. Found the divider to make it smaller and even just being in it in the kitchen she seems happier. Maybe she didn't like not being able to see anything when she was in the plastic crate. I'm going to try putting her in the crate in my room tonight. Keeping my fingers crossed. We are all starting to get a little delirious from lack of sleep and tomorrow is Mon.!!