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Originally Posted by klogan Reese - things got really bad with Stomper. He of course cried the first few weeks we got him, then at about 10 weeks, he would only cry a few times and we would say "No" or "Be quiet" and he would go back to sleep. Then all the sudden about at 17 weeks, he started crying the entire night!!! I was going nuts, very hard to handle when you have to work and you don't get sleep. I actually called my vet and a dog behaviorist. They both said you have to ignore them - even negative attention is good to them when confined to a crate. They suggested I move him to another room. He was still very loud and I was not sleeping even though I was ignoring him. My last hope was to put him in the garage so I could get some sleep. I felt terrible doing this. I mean terrible. I did it for 2 nights. It was now Friday. I told Stomper it was bed time and to go in his crate. That was the first time, he was scared to go in! He fought not to go in and cried/barked when I put him in - probably scared of going in the garage again. I told my husband, why don't we just put his bed down with a blanket and give him a kong with food it in the living room (away from us). We turned on the radio, put up a baby gate and turned on a light for him. Guess what? Not one bark. It will be a week as of tomorrow that he has been doing fine. Stomper is now 20 weeks old (5 months). I still get up all hours of the night because my body is so confussed and is used to getting up because of Stomper! I haven't sleeped very well, but at least he is not crying... Only time can tell. I'm still worried it will start again.
Personally, I don't think it is a problem getting that bark collar. My uncle used it on a smaller dog that barked and it worked just great. You are in a unique situation being in an apartment. Do what you have to do. You need to sleep. You will go crazy. I know how you feel!!!
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wow that is great...does he goes to the bathroom or hold it? I have thought about confining Silk to a room. I let her sleep with my daughter in her room and every morning I would wake up to poo and pee on the carpet.