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Is there any value to pre-training them to sleep alone?
 

I think I posted before that I'm accustomed to getting calls and emails within days of people taking my puppies home telling me how wonderfully well things are going and expressing surprise that there was no crying in the night at all. Can anyone offer insight on how a puppy would develop this separation anxiety and how to avoid it? Do any breeders separate their puppies prior to placing them in new homes? While I'll never be able to turn my back on my own puppy should it be unwanted by its new owner, I would like to minimize the incidence of these returns that in themselves must be very upsetting to the puppies. Thanks again.

Just my oppinion
 

Taking on a puppy is a big responsibilty. The new owner must know that there is an adjustment period. Whinning and crying is to be expected. Your taking a baby from the only family they've know since birth. What do they expect. My feeling are,if they have no patience at this point,the pup is better off going to someone else anyways. Good luck re-homing them. Your doing a fine job,don't make this your issue. :)

EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!! I don't understand how these people can be so mean and not WANT their puppy to want to be with them!?!?!?! How can they not even let her sleep next to them in their bed or in a crate on the night stand.

I am such a softie but my babies are well-adjusted and love their mommy. Those people don't DESERVE your baby!!!

Gosh, that made me mad. I hope she finds a home like mine where the babies can sleep with their mommy!!

We try to seperate puppies around 14 weeks old...They are next to each other but they are by themselves...It seems to make leaving easier on them...I also suggest that new parents house their puppies in a 4x4 expen with a crate attached if they want to crate train...If they want to crate them at night then I suggest they put them in a small vari-kennel next to their bed...This has always worked for us and new families...

Maybe the new family that called you today just really isn't ready for a puppy....Be happy you are getting it back!

Grayson and Abby both cried however we put a blanket over their crate and didn't hear a peep. To this day we still put a blanket over their crates at night

I'm sorry your baby is gettng returned perhaps its for the best?

Oh get her back and it is there loss.. sorry you are going through this.. you just need to tell them straight up she will cry just be firm or print out some infor when they put down a deposit give it to the buyers and let them read it so they know what to do when the cry... Good luck ..

My Strawberry was whaling the first night so loudly that I had to put her downstairs so I could get a few hours sleep. I didn't want to let her out and then she would think that crying gets her out! Then the next night she cried too, but a bit less...the 3rd night I brought her kennel back into my room and put one of my socks in it and she only whimpered softly for a few minutes and slept the rest of the night. She still whimpers a bit every once and a while when she is first put to bed, but not much and she quiets down and only whimpers again to let me know she has to do her business. She is getting better and better and sleeping in her own bed now but it has taken over a month. But it broke my heart to hear her cry the first few nights. I knew she missed her mom and sister, but the only thing that would have stopped her cries was to let her sleep with me and I was not about to start a bad habit! (She needs to feel safe in her kennel incase I travel with her or she sleeps over at my parents place where her sister is kenneled at night) Otherwise, I would let her sleep with me! :)

I think you should just keep your chin up and be more choosy about who your puppies go to. Make sure they know what to expect and to do their research and give them tips on how to ease the puppy's fears the first few nights.

I do this with Murphy too.

I'd say 95% of puppies cry in their new homes. They are missing their mommy and their littermates.

Maybe if you sent the new owners home with a "What to expect in the first few weeks" manual?

I think the best thing is to tell potential owners that puppies do cry the first couple of nights in a new home. After all, the puppy's entire life has changed, new voices, smells, sounds, everything. One of the questions I ask is where is the puppy sleeping--if it isn't in the new parents' room, I usually don't sell to them. I do crate train starting at about 10 weeks, in the xpen--covering the crate with a towel. My puppies all love to go into the stroller, a dog crate, a dog bag and a lap before they leave home.

I have the same offer in place, I will take back my puppy or dog at any time. It shows your heart is in the right place.

I slept with Cooper on my chest for the first two nights...and then into bed with us he went. Good or Bad, he never cried once.

I'm sorry that this has happened. :( My puppies have always cried the first few nights. In fact, Livi cried for quite some time...until she ended up getting her way. She didn't want to be in her kennel to sleep so she screamed and cried until we decided to put her in bed with us...not another peep. :rolleyes: Huckleberry started out in his kennel, right next to my side of the bed so I could put my fingers in to comfort him...he also cried, well, actually he did a really cute howling sound. :D My husband started to get frustrated one night but then couldn't help but laugh because, yes, it got old, but he sounded cute (he also ended up in our bed as well). Anyway, I feel bad for you...these people should know better! Puppies are babies and they are going through a lot when they go to a brand new home. I can't even imagine how they must feel. They need a family that understands that this is going to take time and that they deserve to be loved and comforted.

Good luck finding a perfect home for her!

Tammy

I'm so sorry!

You know, I was always raised that dogs and kids are good judges of character.

Maybe little Loucie was able to pick up on something you didn't. Like they were impatient with her?

Gabby, I crate trained and ended up putting my nightgown in with her. We moved and she wasn't happy about being at a new place and now she sleeps with the boys. My oldest says she snores too loud, but hey! He started it. lol

Shadow, he sleeps with me. He gets upset with he can't be in the room with me. Doesn't bother me. If I wanted a pet completely independent I would have gotten another cat or a fish. (okay, my cat sleeps with me, too)

When I went to get Shadow, there were 2 other couples there. they were also picking up their puppies. While the lady was doing the paperwork, I sat on the floor.

Shadow came to me. As did the two little girls. When both the other couples tried to leave, they ran from them. I was able to pick them up. I don't know if they sensed in me how much I loved them all or the fact that I got down on their level and let them come to me.

I know you'll find the perfect home for her.

i agree...