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Originally Posted by Adam and toby  Hi,
Many thanks for your response. We will be trying the crate in our room tonight and see how he gets on. The main reason he slept on our bed last night was so he is a little familiar with the room and us sleeping, and to also see if it solved the crying.
The plan is he will hopfully feel a lot more re-assured about being in that situation tonight now, as it's not so "unknown" to him anymore. I'll try put the crate onto chairs by our bed so he can see us. I will be putting my shirt in there from today so he has my scent to (poor bugger!)
I went for a shower this morning and he cried all the way through.
I think once he realises he is not being abandoned / left on his own and we are coming back, he will relax the crying a bit.
Hopfully this will all be pushing him in the right direction!  |
If you can elevate the crate so he can see and better smell you that would be great. You have had dogs before, as puppies you must know the crying can go on for a week until he gets use to his new home. Yorkies NEED to be near us all the time, to eliminate his crying when you shower, can you let him stay in the bathroom with you while you shower. Me, I can't take the crying, I hate to hear a puppy cry, rips my heart out, they are just little babies, the world is new to them, humans are new to them. The older they get the better they get. For now he just needs to know you are close and he is not alone.....You asked about food, keep him on the same food he was feed by the breeder, switching him now can up set his stomach, he is going through a lot of changes, free feeding is advised, keep his food bowl filled, let him eat when he needs to, they burn a lot of calories, yorkies are a high energy breed so food must be available to them at all times while they are puppies and growing. Hopefully more knowledgeable members will advise / suggest when food can be changed for a new puppy if you're not satisfied with what the breeder was feeding him.....Treats...frozen green cut beans, a few bits of cheerios, Pet Supplies, Pet Smart, PetCo carry a nice selection of puppy treats.....Training can be started now, just the basics, sit, down, drop it, leave it. Yorkies are fast learners, they love to please us, when training start with just one command, sit, train for short periods though out the day, no more then 5 minutes at a time, reward with treat, cheerios is a nice reward treat for training, and praise like crazy when he does it right, once he has mastered the sit command move on to a new one, down or lay down, what ever you prefer, again, no more then 5 minutes at a time and through out the day.