She doesn't like the crate when it's bedtime

[bcgal]

Hi there,

I'm new to YorkieTalk. I've been browsing on this forum for days just reading...I think it would take me half a year to read through all the posts.

I have a 10 week old girl. She hates being in the crate at night. I hate hearing her cry so we just let her roam the living room at night. There's no surprise that I would wake up to pees and poopies. She's fine going in and out of the crate during the day and the door is always left open.

How do I get her to use the crate at night.

[joldham]

hi,
I know its hard listening to her cry at night. My Summer did the same thing. I had to listen to for a couple of nights until she realized she wasn't going to come out. They remind me so much of babies. She is two now and I always crate her at night and when I leave her. I am getting another Yorkie soon, sometimes I wonder if I am crazy!!! Good luck with your puppy.

[marcerella02]

I agree.. by letting her out once she cries you are telling her all she has to do is cry enough and she'll be out. It is going to take a few nights of no sleep for the two of you. Put her crate on a table so when she is in it- she can see you. Make sure it is nice and cozy in there- big enough to lay down in but no extra room. Take her out before you go to bed. If she cries in there let her cry it out... if you wake up to her crying at night.. wait for a spit second when she stops.. take her out to pee/poop- all the while being calm and quiet- and then put her back in. This will take a few nights. But if she is like Layla she will LOVE her crate- she can't wait to get in there at night

[pookiebear]

I can't be any help. I was just like you, I couldn't stand hearing them cry for me. I take them out about 9:30 then we all go to bed at 10:00, right in the king-sized bed. Anybody need a crate?

[Yorkieforme]

You can attach an x-pen to each side of the crate...put her pee pad and food/water dish and some toys inside the x-pen..then she will do what she wants inside the x-pen and climb into the crate to sleep.....no need to close the crate door...she might cry a few nights in the new space too..but you can get her used to it during the day. Good luck!

[mylucy]

I had the same problem. When I would put her in there she would just cry. I would put her in there early and she would tire her self out from crying and go to sleep. I do have to get up in the middle of the night and let her out. She is only 10 weeks old also. Now when I put her in there she doesn't cry.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Yorkieforme

You can attach an x-pen to each side of the crate...put her pee pad and food/water dish and some toys inside the x-pen..then she will do what she wants inside the x-pen and climb into the crate to sleep.....no need to close the crate door...she might cry a few nights in the new space too..but you can get her used to it during the day. Good luck!

We kept Joey in a small carrier next to our bed. It had a zipper top, and I would just put my hand in it and pet him, and that was enough to calm him. A couple of times I feel asleep with my hand in the top though. Eventually, he was old enough to sleep in our bed, but you must be sure she's potty trained by then. I wouldn't let her run around the living room at night for any reason, she could hurt herself.

[mscat]

Hi there and welcome to YT . I just could not crate my puppy .She has been with me since i have brought her home. I use pee pads for her and this has min. the pee accidents.
For me, I just love having Suzi asleep on my bed every night. She knows hoe to jump on and off herself. Yorkie puppies want to be near their owners , and feel secure. I could not let her be by herself and sad .

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by mscat

Hi there and welcome to YT . I just could not crate my puppy .She has been with me since i have brought her home. I use pee pads for her and this has min. the pee accidents.
For me, I just love having Suzi asleep on my bed every night. She knows hoe to jump on and off herself. Yorkie puppies want to be near their owners , and feel secure. I could not let her be by herself and sad .

It kind of scares me when you say she jumps off the bed, even though they know how to this, it isn't a good idea, unless your bed is very close to the floor. We have steps for Joey, and at two he still uses them. A 10 week old puppy is very young and might not be able to wiggle out of the way if someone should roll over on her, I just wouldn't take the chance with one so young.

[bcgal]

When I let her out at night and sleep on the couch, she just falls right back asleep next to the couch. It is kinda sweet.

I'll have this whole weeked not to give in to her crying. I hope I can make it.

[NewYorkieLover]

Lexi started barking/crying the first night. I went down and let her out, put her back in and went to bed. A little while later, crying again. Now I knew she didn't have to potty, so I lay by her for a little while, and I stuck my fingers through her crate. After a little while I left, but she started crying again. This time, I did the same thing, but after a few minutes, I took my fingers out of the crate. Since she stayed quiet for a while, I thought that maybe just knowing I was nearby was good enough for her. I took a piece of clothing I had worn and put it right in front of her door. I quietly walked away, and she has never cried in her crate at night again. Now, she will go into her crate or her ex-pen on her own when she is ready for bed.

Others have suggested putting her crate in your room, next to your bed. That might work too.

Good luck!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by NewYorkieLover

Lexi started barking/crying the first night. I went down and let her out, put her back in and went to bed. A little while later, crying again. Now I knew she didn't have to potty, so I lay by her for a little while, and I stuck my fingers through her crate. After a little while I left, but she started crying again. This time, I did the same thing, but after a few minutes, I took my fingers out of the crate. Since she stayed quiet for a while, I thought that maybe just knowing I was nearby was good enough for her. I took a piece of clothing I had worn and put it right in front of her door. I quietly walked away, and she has never cried in her crate at night again. Now, she will go into her crate or her ex-pen on her own when she is ready for bed.

Others have suggested putting her crate in your room, next to your bed. That might work too.

Good luck!

I love this story, great example of what to do.

[YorkieLover9]

Canyon cries whenever he is gated in the laundry room, or when in his large crate in the living room, but when it's bedtime, I put him in a small plastic crate and place the crate on my bed up by my pillow and he never makes a sound and will sleep as long as I do. Is it possible to crate your baby where they are close to you and can see you? I feel so lucky Canyon has never cried at night.

[YorkieMother]

Here is the question

If it was a 10 week old human baby.... What would you do?????

Leaving them to cry in a new home they been in not very long is very upsetting to them and does not build respect or trust that you will help them and it does not build self reliance it builds fear.
They have lost their litter mates, their Mom and all that they have known in one big jump and sent to a place they do not know with a human they do not known, with sounds and smells that they do not know... can one say scared out of their minds.

If a crate is needed, on the bed with you and wean them to the floor, out the door and then down stairs but dogs are social creatures and would much rather be with you as much as they can.
When you wean after they are settled in the new home that is when you do not back down and let them cry a little not right when their little world have gone crazy.
We expect far to much far to fast of our dogs a ten week old baby is just not ready to be alone.

JL

[tishas_star]

My Gwen would throw a complete and utter screaming fit the entire time she was in her kennel, even though it was on my bedside table, pointed at me, with a super soft snugglie blanket....she would scream for HOURS, literally all night long. I think the breeder I got her from kept her in a kennel pretty much 24/7 and then when I got her she was always in my arms or with my other dogs. I opted for a large plastic tote large enough to block out my fan's air and put a little pillow and a puppy pad in it (it was a VERY large tote) that worked for like 4 weeks b/c I could just pet her, but then she figured out if my hand was in there she could CLIMB OUT using my arm! Then she learned to JUMP out and onto the bed....so I just put a little diaper on her and she's happy snuggled up on her snugglie blanket on the head of the bed....99% of the time she doesn't even use the diaper, but I feel better knowing it's on her since she has devised her own system to get down from the bed. Lol. She never ceases to amaze me! That's just what I did, but all of my dogs sleep in my room and hop in bed with us after we're asleep then go back to the floor when we start waking up "They'll never know we were up here!" is what they think I swear! Lol.