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09-28-2006, 05:28 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California
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| Puppies gone wild! i just got my puppy, mochi. Mochi is having alot of problem sleeping through the night! I've tried everything by taking him out at night to setting a time for everything. It has gotten so bad that i had to even rock him (like a baby)to sleep last night! Before that I had to get up every two hour with him and take him out, now he won't head to bed unless i'm there with him, and just recently he has been wanting to play in the middle of the night, whining and barking till i come. There was a time that i tried to hold my ground and let him whinny after a midnight break and he kept crying and whining for two hours! I love my puppy he's driving me crazy! I don't even know what to do anymore. He's 8 weeks but i've only had him for a week, and i've tried to do everything. What else can i do? |
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09-28-2006, 05:40 PM | #2 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bacliff, TX
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| I'm guessing you don't have any children. I hate to be the one to break the bad news to you, but it's just like a skinbaby. It takes time to get them on your schedule. Play with him and wear him out before bedtime. You may only gain a few minutes per night, but eventually he'll sleep through. Patience is the key word here. He's in a totally new environment, no mom, no siblings. Just try to put yourself in his shoes. Before you know it, the two of you will be cuddled up until daybreak. |
09-28-2006, 06:46 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California
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| Thanks I really appreciate your advice! Thank you so much. But is there anything else i can do? i mean things seems to be going from bad to worst. I'm trying to potty train him but he doesn't seem to listen to me. I know it's going to take some time till he understand me, but is there anything i can do to help? And what am i doing wrong and what am i doing right? This is my first puppy and i'm still learning as i go. |
09-28-2006, 06:59 PM | #4 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: usa
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| Your puppy might be waking up because he has to potty or maybe he's hungry or he might just want to be with you. He's very young so it might be a little while before he sleeps through the night. I would try turning a radio or TV on low for him, keep him in the same room with you so he can see you, and just try to be patient. If you have a blanket or something with his mommy's scent on it, that might help too. Or even a favorite toy. Good luck!! |
09-28-2006, 07:54 PM | #5 |
Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tennessee
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| Hmm.. If I want Stump to sleep I either a. Take him on a walk in the neighborhood. or b. Take him on a car ride. He always sleeps like a baby after these. But I'd suggest the car ride since your puppy is so young, unless you walk him around your yard. |
09-28-2006, 08:06 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Queens, NY
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| Does your yorkie sleep by himself or with you? He could just be scared since he's so young. Mine sleeps in his crate in the x pen. I put a stuffed animal in Cash's crate and it helps keep him company when he sleeps at night. He usually cuddles with it and hugs it when he sleeps. may be you can try that. I also read from some of the posts here that they sell these stuffed animal beds shaped like mommy dog with heartbeats and something you put in it to make it warm. that would help to make him feel secure.
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09-28-2006, 08:28 PM | #7 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area, California
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| They have this little plush dog/pillow that has a heartbeat. I bought one for Bernie but by the time it finally arrived he was good to go. Don't always go to him when he crys otherwise he'll realize that all he has to do is cry and then you'll be there. Good luck!
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09-29-2006, 05:46 AM | #8 | |
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09-29-2006, 06:05 PM | #9 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California
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| Where can i get the stuff animal? I don't even know where to start looking, where did everyone else get theirs. |
09-29-2006, 08:11 PM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL
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| First few weeks are the worst. I put Venus's crate beside the bed, which helped. She's about 14 weeks now, and gets me up 2 times a night now. I try to take away food at 7pm, so she won't be going out all hours, but looks like I need to go for 6pm. I've picked up stuffed animals anywhere from the dollar stores, walmart, and pet stores. I put Venus in her crate, a few stuffed thinngs, and she goes to sleep after she finally arrives with the notion its "bedtime". When she starts whining, I just keep saying "good night" to her. I try to keep my talk to my dogs in one word or very short phrases, to keep from confusing them. Like "goodnight" when the lights go out. Or "wanna go out" when they go out. And I use the same ones each time, without changing them. Venus is catching on now to "to the Kitchen, wanna go out, ready to go in and goodnight" now. If you pick them up when they whine, they learn how to work you! They have your number then. They know how to get what they want, by whining. I know it can be aggitating, but try to tune them out. I learned a lot through reading the posts in this section, and the replies to the posts! Its starting to pay off now. |
09-29-2006, 11:47 PM | #11 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California
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| i've tried pretty much almost everything now, well except the stuff animal because i just found that one out, i live with a other people and Mochi is waking up them with him. Those individuals aren't to happy. I've tried putting mochi in my room but it turns out that Mochi is now using my room as his potty area. So now when i take him out to go to the potty i take him far out side. Once inside again he won't stop barking and whining till i let him out of the crate and run around. Here i am 230am in the morning seeking for help. I don't mean to be cruel but i just left him out side in his crate. He seems to have stop crying and whining but once i bring him in again he start all over again. what should i do? i don't want to leave him out there because it's cold but once inside he cres and whine all night! I am then spending sleepless night not trying to calm mochi down but am wondering if he's alright. Please any help will do, so far all the advice has already help so much. I wold appreciate more. |
09-30-2006, 06:13 AM | #12 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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| Awww.. your middle of the night post made me want to hug you! Here's a link the stuffed animal: http://www.snugglepuppys.com/order.html You might be able to get them cheaper on ebay. Tell your roommates to bug off! LOL. I wouldn't worry about them too much. It's not like they're going to kick you out. Just be apologetic. And 8 weeks is still REALLY young so Mochi is going to have to take some time to get used to your rules. He also can't hold his bladder all night, so he's going to wake you up for potty for a few more months. Even though Howie knows how/where to potty in the middle of the night he still likes to wake me up so he can get a treat. LOL.
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09-30-2006, 06:21 AM | #13 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chicago, Illinois
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| you sound just like me!! coco is 8 weeks and i got her when she was 7 weeks. the first night i got her she didn't cry at all. then once she got used 2 me, she wouldn't stop crying when i would leave her in her pen! since i have school in the morning i ended up putting her in bed with me because i needed the sleep! when she's in bed with me she sleeps almost the whole night and doesn't cry at all. she will wake up once or twice though to play, which is hard 4 me because i have no energy by then! try to keep him really active during the day so that he will be really tired by bedtime. if you could put him in bed with you i would suggest it. coco doesn't potty in my bed at all, she holds it until i take her to her pee pad, and then back to bed we go. |
09-30-2006, 06:33 AM | #14 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California
Posts: 18
| Thank you all so much! I tried bringing mochi to bed but he wets the bed and will only stay in bed with me for so long. He seem to keep thinking that my carpet in my room is the litter box. but he does know that he needs to go pottie outside, or atleast i think he does. I'm really still confused this is my first puppy and not to mention i am expecting (yeah i'm pregnant), i am still really learning as i go. I'm just order the toy for Mochi, and is hopping that that will work. Last night around 330am i went out and took mochi back inside the house and as soon as he knows that he's inside the house he started barking again. I try not to let him sleep during the day but it doesn't always work because he's soo cute and lookes so tried. My dad just got a new puppy also but it's infested with ticks, but mochi loves to play with the new pup and sleep with it. every time i tell him " NO" he doesn't listen he seems to whine even more. I'm trying to clean both of them up but it's not easy because i just found out that mochi is also now infested with ticks. I try to keep them apart but it's like taking a pup alway from it's mother they are both now whining. I'm only here to vist my parents and am about to head back home. Should i even encourge mochi to play with the new pup? |
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