[Sydney'sMom]

Don't get too discouraged. I have small apartment too...so I understand your concerns about the noise.

I do have a few suggestions though. Try getting a Kennel Cab style crate. The smallest size is perfect for the size of your dog and the sides are opaque so they don't have as much distraction from the room around them. Also put her crate in the room farthest from your bedroom, and one that is shaded so that she doesn't see street lights all night She might be fussing because she hears you moving and wants to be with you. Once you find a good place for her, don't change it. We moved Syd into the kitchen once because we were treating the carpet in her room for fleas and she threw a fit all night.

Do you crate her when you are out of the house? Yorkie's are very smart...she will learn that the crate is where she goes when Mom can't be with her. I have also heard that you should crate the babies a few times a day even when you are home. It gets them used to being seperated from you.

And lastly...even though it will be a pain...just let her cry for a night. Once she realizes that crying doesn't get her anywhere she will stop. I know that you are worried about disrupting your neighbors...but what is worse? One or two nights of crying or months and months of it?

Don't worry! She will settle in. You have only had her for few weeks. That was just about the point at which Sydney started being a holy terror. She's just a little baby, and once she realizes that nighttime is for sleeping and not playing...you'll be fine.

Good luck!

PS. I would NOT let her in bed with you yet. With the behavior she has shown so far...you will never sleep again. Once you let them in bed...there is no un-doing it...they think they belong there. I would wait until she is much older. She will be better behaved then and she will be able to make it all night without going potty too. That way you won't have to worry about messes in your bed. Plus you would just be rewarding her bad behavior.