This is why Rizzo slept in his crate from day one, up until he was neutered and had been sleeping all through the night for a couple months. Now he knows, if he goes into the crate it's sleepy time, and it's totally pointless to moan about it because somehow every time he goes in there, his "skin-mom" goes deaf, lol. I don't see the problem with letting him sleep in your bed if you've already started it, if you aren't there he can sleep with your mom...(at least that is how it sounds from your post)
Sorry, but it's hard to change their routines once you get them started, he prefers sleeping next to you over sleeping alone in a crate. I can dig it. Good luck, but it sounds like you're going to have a rough few days of no sleep from having to ignore the puppy cries. Oh, and talking to him, or coming into the room where he is to ask him to be quiet isn't going to help at all. It just shows him that you do hear him and if he cries more then maybe you'll let him out. If you insist he sleeps in the crate, move the crate to your room where he can see you, it should help... |