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My Tiny Yorkie is SO LOUD!! Please Help, I am desperately trying to crate train my yorkie tiny puppy that I got last week. He is only 1 pound, but makes more noise than I have ever heard any animal make, whenever he is put in his crate. He is getting so loud that we are afraid the neighbors will complain. He cried top volume for 6 hours last night until we couldnt stand it anymore and had to let us sleep with him. Does anyone have any advice? I tried putting a treat in there, putting it right next to the bed, in a seperate room, everything but nothing seems to work. Also, his breath is REALLY bad, any advice on that one too? Thank you |
Welcome to YT, you will find a wealth of info here. 1lb, wow that's small. I can't imagine how loud (or not) he could be, LOL. I have used this trick and it works perfectly with my pup: rinse out a coke can. Drop in about 10 pennies and everytime he barks, shake it at him. At 1lb and a baby I wouldn't rattle it at full stealth because you might give him a heart attack! But everytime Chewy yapped in his crate or xpen I did this and we have no more problems. Good luck. BTW, how old is your baby? Please post pics. |
How old is he? At such a young age (still puppy) there breath should not stink...Maybe try putting something that smells like you in the crate with him and a towel or blanket to cover the sides so it feels more secure for him, also he cannot be expected to hold his bladder for long epriod sof timeas a baby so be preapred to open the crate and let him out to do his business every 1-2 hours!!..Good Luck |
May sound like an ole wives tale, but.. it was recommended to me by my groomer, that also raises yorkies. Put a ticking clock, one you can actually hear, in a sock and put that along with a plush toy in the crate with your baby. The sound and softness makes him think he's with his litter mates. I swear it works with my baby! He goes right to sleep, wakes up to pp, and right back to sleep. :) |
I would put him in the crate...sleep near or next to it where you can reassure him but leave him in there. |
Yeah, we tried putting stuff that smells like us in there. he is so small I am afraid he is going to have an anxiety attack being in there. I cant figure out how to post a picture of him on here. He is 9 weeks old, we only got him last week. yeah his breath is REALLY bad, we bought him one of those tooth brush treats but it doenst seem to be working. |
Yeah, that is really young. |
Put him in his crate a few times during the day, start with 10 minutes, next time go to 15 minutes, and so on.. He will get use to it! Good Luck :p |
I can't imagine that he will be "that" loud to be able to disturb the neighbors. Given that he is so young, bring him out to pee every few hours. I really don't think he can hold his bladder for 6 hours at that young age... Good luck. |
Trust me, you have no idea, the term hyena comes to mind lol |
HAHA...aww he's discovering his voice. If you can avoid giving in to him, do!! Otherwise he will know that if he barks long and loud enough, he will get his way. Coco did this by crying and whinning all night for 3 weeks. I just ignored her and after 3 weeks she got the hint. |
1 Attachment(s) I am trying, but hes so tiny I am afraid hes going to have a heart attack, he cries like hes dying and my boyfriend and I jsut cant take it. Does anyone know if you can use human toothpaste and shampoo on dogs? I dont think you can but I am just checking |
wow He is very young, I would agree with the others, try just putting him in there 15-20 minutes at a time. and being so small he will pee often . As for the bad breath Is this Puppy breath that you are smelling? All puppies have a strog puppy breath, Some people like the smell and others think its gross. But all puppys Have a certin smell to their breath. It's Just puppy breath. |
You'll hear different advise from everyone. I've tried it all with my little guy. He is now 8 months old and he is not in a crate. I tried crate training using the following methods for at least 1 month each: 1) Ignore them 2) Put a blanet over the crate 3) Put a small alarm clock in the crate - ticking sound reminds them of mommy 4) Saying NO BARK and ignoring him afterwards 5) Spraying him with water ever time he barked Like I said, I tried these ALL for at least one month each and I was consistent. They didn't work! Not to disappoint you, but my point is, you'll have to try different things to see what works. If your puppy is very young (8-12 weeks) the crying is normal. Give it time. I eventually gave up since nothing worked and I was sick of not sleeping. Now he sleeps were he wants in the house and wakes me up every day at 5:30 (which is annoying) but I'll have to get used to it eventually because he is not going anywhere! Good luck |
My my, I'm a little surprised such a tiny dog was sold to you at 9 weeks, a lot of breeders will keep them longer to be sure they are ready to go to their forever homes. Anyway, you might call the breeder and find out what type of bedding he was in before and try the same kind. A soft blanket, favorite toy and even somehow making his bedding very warm (hot water bottle, well padded heating pad on low, low low?) might work. Make sure any cord isn't within his chewing reach. As everyone mentioned, you will have to make arrangements for him to get to a pee pad or take him out about every hour, so it could be a potty issue too. Do you have food and water available at night? That's a must for little ones, as you probably know. I fully expected both Chloe and Lacey to cry for a few days but they did not. I handled them as puppies a lot, face, paws, tummy, ears, maybe trying that will give him the comfort he needs. I know it breaks your heart and tries your nerves, good luck. |
i dont really have any advice about the barking other than what everyone else has suggested but I would suggest putting the crate in the centermost place in your apartment away from any ajoining walls to nieghbors, turn on the tv or radio and leave it on, and let him bark. Sooner or later he will give up. I have to leave the radio on for Preslee. She wont go nite nite unless it is on, and she also has to have a nite lite or she freaks out. |
Welcome to YT! I hope you find the info here helpful. A 1lb 9week old dog is one I would be checking on every few hours throughout the night in case of hypoglycemia.. He is suffering from separation anxiety and will probably have further behavior issues that you are going to be dealing with. You will get lots of good advice from everyone here to help. This is a great example of why pups should be kept with the litter to a minimum of 10 weeks with 12 being better. |
I guess I'm the only one that is a little more worried but a 1 lb. dog that cries for 6 hrs. Have you had him to the vet??? Is he alone most of the day maybe and then wants to be near you in the evening. I've heard loud cries and barks ( a friend had a 12 wk old that you could hear a mile away!! Stress can be hard on these little ones. If you haven't had him to the vet yet, I would think about that if for nothing other than to relieve your mind. Good Luck and keep us posted |
Yes, he is just a baby. I put mine in a playpen next to my bed and put my arm in the pen unitl the puppy is asleep. This worked for me. Good luck |
I gave up and slept with mine! Oh Well! She won! When it was time to go to bed, she would start shaking and shaking something awful! It would break your heart! Now she is jumping and trying to bite the back of my leg to say, "Let's go to bed now!" I have to admit, I was never so tired in my life as when she was little. And she was 16 weeks old when I got her and 1# 9 oz. I was up half the night taking her out to go potty, and I had her in a crate and she would cry and scratch. I should have given in earlier and just taken her to bed. She doesn't move all night, and never wakes me up in the morning. I have to wake her uop to take her off the bed. You have a long road ahead of you, but it will be worth it in the end. She is terrible young, so needs lots of love and cuddling! Let us know how it goes! Pat |
I think I'm alittle more like Kim and Pat. This tiny little thing needs someone to cuddle with until he's alittle older. They can gradually get used to being in the crate in the day time. As they get older they can be like human babies and get their days and nights mixed up but at this point and this weight; I wouldn't want to wake him other than to take him out. Have you thought of using pee pee pads and outside?? It will be fine and like others said, it's hard work in the beginning but it's well worth it. |
My breeder gave me a toy that she had with her mom and her sister so it smelled familiar, and we didn't have much of a crying problem at night.(Except me...I didn't cry but I wanted to...I hated to put her up at night. I wanted her with me.) So if it would be posiible talk to your breeder about giving you something that is familiar to her from her other home. |
Welcome. I dont have any other advise othr than the ones mention. I guess he is so young and tiny that you will need to work harder. Try to be consistent and patience. Good luck. |
This is a baby who is probably lonley. I would get a snuggle puppy for him to sleep with. http://www.snuggleme.com/ Also I would put him in the crate a few minutes at a time during the day to get him used to being alone. Never take him out while he is whinning, wait till he is quiet. |
I've done this with all my puppies for the first few nights. I actually took my pillow and a quilt and layed in front of the kennel and put my fingers in the kennel so they could smell me or feel my hand. That way they feel secure. They are so young and everything is so new that I felt they should have that security. This way they are still in their kennel getting used to sleeping alone in it. They will wake up to go potty. So let them out to go and put them right back in. But don't ignore them when they whine and expect them to hold it. They won't and you'll be cleaning up poopey in the middle of the night. You can gradually put them by the bed, them move them a little further away. It doesn't take long at all. I probably only did this for the first week. But your puppy is very young. ;) |
I'm beginning to rethink what I said; your baby needs reassurance but a tiny one like that might fall of the bed. Mine were much older when I let them sleep with me. The idea of the clock is good and there is a product and it's a stuffed animal with a heart that thumps just like the heart of a Mother. The larger pet stores have web sites and if you can't find it on the site they all have 800 #'s so you could call and check. Just another idea. |
we looked everywhere for a wind up clock that ticked and couldn't find one. The second night we had Tucker he woke up crying during a thunder storm and I took him on the bed to comfort him. He fell asleep and slept through the night! He slept between the two pillows, so he couldn't fall off or get rolled over on to. Now he sleeps at the foot of the bed since he's bigger. I think he's lonely and scared and just needs extra TLC. |
Get a traveling alarm clock. They have to be wound up. That is what I used. I'm sure you could get them at Wal-Mart. They just seem to be near someone all the time. They seem to get separation anxiety real bad. At least mine does. She has to be either on my lap or my husbands when we are watching T.V. Of course, I have birds that also want to be on my lap all the time, so my lap is real full! lol! Just keep trying and things will work out! Pat |
INSTANT PEACE & QUIET Get a doggy bed. Put it on the floor, next to your bed with a night light near it. Close your door. He will sleep in his bed peacefully knowing you are near. Put potty pads on floor away from bed - but in the same room. he will get up during the night pee on pads and go back to his own bed. Everyone will sleep peacefully. |
I got Mollie a dog from petco, that has a removable bean bag in it to heat in the micro. It was like $7. We have used it ever since we have gotten Mollie. We heat the bag up before foing to bed and when we take her out during the night. She loves it. |
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