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Originally Posted by ninaandpumbaa  I am a first time dog owner and have just received my new addition, a male yorkie. I purchased the potty patch and he used it the first time and that was it. My question is, how do I get him to stay in his bed and stop crying while I sleep! I was only able to sleep 3 hrs before he started crying and he wouldn't stop until I got up. What do I do? |
Congratulations on your new little boy. We have a 5 month old male named Cody. He sleeps in a crate and at first he would cry when we put him in. We've had him about 2 months now and at night he goes in his crate by himself. Now, his wake up time is another problem. At first he would sleep from 10pm to 6 am (he's a larger pup so his bladder must be pretty good). The past few nights for some reason he's been waking up at 4 a.m. (way too early for me even though I'm an early riser). I think I'm going to try a walk at night (we already walk every morning to so he isn't so hyper) to make sure he's good and tired and maybe he'll sleep longer. So my point is I guess there will be changes but we try to keep him on a schedule as much as possible.
As for the potty patch. We got one for Cody when we first got him. We live on a boat so we keep it just outside the door so we don't have to walk him outdoors all the time. He still goes outside in the grass too. Occasionally he doesn't want to go on the potty patch and we reinforce it with a treat (i.e. bribery). For us being persistent with both the potty patch and outside as options is important to us as we travel and there are time when he can't go outside on the grass. Good luck with you new baby.