Barking at night -- and won't relax

[Claireluvsdiva]

i hear ya! my 11 month pup, Diva...is one big attention seeker! if i dont talk to her....or look at her for a few moments...she'll run and grab a peice of clothing or pull off a piece of toilet paper from the bathroom and run around the house to play tag....and i try the newspaper thing to scare her...and there r times that does not work either. When i want to calm her down and get her in bed for sleep time..i usually just turn off all the lights...coz she is scared of the dark, until she gets to bed then hold a rawhide bone so she can chew till she gets sleepy..or even massage behind the ears...it works all the time...then b4 u know it she's out!

[Jaspermom]

Originally Posted by Caroline

OK.. last night, I played "go fetch" with him for a while... tried to get him a bit tired... When it was time for bed, I put him in his pen -- in his bed -- and also put his favorite blanket in there -- this blanket is what he likes to cuddle in on the couch usually.... Anyway, he started barking but he wasn't as loud.. every once in a while, he would let out a loud one.. I just ignored him... Then I thought of the "white noise" machine that I would use when he was sleeping in my bed at night with me -- this would block out any noise outside, etc. I put the machine on my breakfast bar and went back to bed... and about 10 minutes later, he stopped crying/barking and fell asleep. He slept right through the night -- AND I DID TOO!!!!!

I'll keep doing this -- I think I'm on to something here!

Thanks for all of your replies... I really appreciate it -- and I'm anxious to see how he changes after he is neutered next Friday.

Caroline

It is SO gratifying when the advice we give actually works!! LOL!! Nice job, you are a great puppy mom, Caroline! Let us know if neutering changes his behavior even more, OK?

Sleep well, my friends!

[Pebbles Mommy]

Originally Posted by JENNY_KRISTEN

This might sound kinda crazy but ... does he see himself in a window,mirror or is there anyway he can see himself he might be barking at himself Jenny does it !

Before I had my first Yorkie I used to have a Schnauzer and it was so funny because when I first got it, his first night with me, he slept in my bed and he woke me up in the morning because he kept barking and barking and I had no idea what was going on, the door was closed, the lights were off, so I got up and he was in the floor barking at the door ... what happened was: I had a full size mirror on my door and he was barking at his reflexion I thought it was the funniest and silliest thing ever had never seen that happened.

Pebbles, my Yorkie did it a couple of times in the bathroom, I have 2 sliding mirror doors, but then she finally understood it was just her and stopped

[BabyBella]

I was so glad to see this thread as Bella is also going through the same things she will not sleep without being in my bed and even there she doesn't sleep. She is making both me and my husband nutz and extremely sleep deprived!!!!

[TeddyBear]

I so go through this a lot!! I know mainly it's because he has slept a lot of the day because I am not home, and sometimes he falls asleep before 8:00 and then at bedtime, 10:00 he's wide awake. I just have to make sure he doesn't fall asleep before bedtime. This is hard sometimes, because when he wants to go out he's out!! I do the chewy in bed too, so he can wear himself out with chewing. I have to make sure the blinds are shut because he'll see shadows out the window and bark. Sometimes this all is a lot of work to sleep at night.

[yorkshirecrazy]

Originally Posted by Caroline

Oh, I hope and pray that will be the case with Spencer! He can be SO lovable and he also loves to cuddle.. When he's good and will sleep, he usually has to be right up against my body -- and if I move away, he moves closer... it's so cute. I really hope the neutering helps.

I know exactly what you are saying it is the cutest thing for me as well Daisy always has to rub up against me in order to feel safe and sleep. It is the cutest thing. I will move aWAY from her and she will get up against me ass well. I am not spaying yet but am looking into it. Does anyone have any suggestions if it is a pro or con? Feed baCK IS appreciated. Thanks....