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Originally Posted by Bossypartigurl  He barks at bed time because he doesn't want to go to sleep, he barks when he knows I'm leaving and I sat there to see how long he will bark he bark for over 30mins I want him not to stress his self out with all the barking |
It's awfully normal for a baby puppy to bark when his pack leader is leaving him alone. His instinct is to bark or howl until he can call his pack members back to his aid so his barking is quite normal. In time, he will learn that you will return and learn to control his wild barking of an infant calling to its mother to come back. He doesn't know any better right now but after a while, smart dogs learn to mostly sleep while their owner is away and then awaken and play when they return.
Where is he at bedtime? Canines are pack animals who are used to sleeping touching or within a foot or so of other pack members for safety and warmth and will bark and howl when they are denied sleeping very near or right with their nearest pack member, you. I'd place his crate on a chair right next to my bed where he could feel he was sleeping with me and you can reach out and touch him. I put my Tibbe in a small hardshell airline carrier with a wire door and just put in in the bed with me until he could hold his urine at night. Eventually, once they are old enough, my dogs sleep right in the bed with me because that is what they are most comfortable with - and so am I.