When we first brought Bailey home, we tried putting her crate in our room. Two nights with very little sleep told me that wasn't going to work. Moved her crate to another room, but felt compelled to leave the door open so I could hear her if she was really in distress. Got some sleep, but still listened to a lot of crying that night until I decided to treat her like a crying baby. Just went and sat in my chair holding her until she fell asleep again. Wouldn't let her start playing - just held her and talked to her. She soon fell asleep and I went back to bed. Once a night for a couple of nights and now she sleeps through the night. |