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Originally Posted by JennaPenny  I am SO sorry. Chewie is my shadow and It got to the point where I couldn't go any where without her. My husband talked me into leaving her in the crate for an hour here and there while we made a quick grocery store run, and the first time we left she screamed and I cried. I felt So badly. She's better now, as she knows it's not for long. I can't imagine listening to this all night, every time. I gave in for a month before we dragged her crate in our room, and if it didn't work with the bedroom thing, we'd have given her the option to sleep in our bed, or in her snuggle bed in the bedroom or living room.
If it's not an option to have her in your bed, and the x-pen was creating a mess, I'm sure you're very upset. Have you tried having a trainer come into the house for a one on one, or going to a class and having them help you that way? The comment about how sometimes the crate doesn't work is correct. If you're going to work I realize that you can't just leave her to roam around. There are baby gates you can buy that are taller so she can't hop over. a snuggle bed in the kitchen and food/water would give her the extra room to roam around. The separation anxiety- I get that. I do, and that's hard, I know. I hope you can figure something out. |
I appreciate someone that can relate! lol she eventually quiets down overnight, but not after the struggle and the agony she goes through. We really want her to sleep with us, but until she's potty trained and old enough to hold it, that's not really an option this point in time. We both sleep like rocks and would never hear if she has to go.
Whenever we have family time on the couch at night, she loves it. She will cuddle up to both of us, nestle in our bellies or our necks, and pass right out. We get some loud thunder in Florida, but she will sleep right through it if she's with us! So we know it's just a separation thing. But I feel as if she just doesn't sleep at night and it's just affecting her whole routine.