Fussy Puppy

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

i try to only use pee pads if it's actually raining cause she won't wear a rain coat yet, she's great about using them or the grass whichever is offered to her...she's always awake, but i'm exhausted at 1am and 3am and don't want to play with her long. do i do it anyways or just keep putting her back to bed and calming her down to sleep again?? how long will i have to do this before she goes back to sleep quickly on her own? how old are puppies when they finally sleep the whole night through, she did that her first night, but never again after that. she'll go right to sleep at 10pm, and always wakes up once between 1 and 3am and then again at like 5:30-6am

help me understand her better and how long will she do these things?

Honestly, when you first posted regarding getting this young puppy and
were so determined to do it your way I thought you really looked into
what getting a puppy required. Obviously I was wrong. Sorry your exhusted
but it goes with puppy ownership! You have a newborn baby on your hands.
Would you be saying the samething about a human child? You have a long
way before your 8wk old puppy sleeps through the night and is housebroken.
Your a married woman, stop with the whinning yourself. There is no excuse
for you but there is for your puppy, it's a baby and baby's whine. It also
misses it's mother and siblings. It's too young to be away from it's mother
also and you were told that over and over.
I feel so bad for the puppy. Tell hubby to take an asprin!
Puppies are work, loss of sleep, cleaning up poo and pee, walks at night
and getting wet in the rain if need be. Heck I fall on the ice and snow walking
Buddy in the winter. It's my responsiblity it comes with the territory.
Sorry you seem so unhappy and tired and chilled from getting wet but
to own a baby your life is no longer your life as you used to know it.
It now has to be shared with this living creature you have brought into
your lives. You can't shut it off when your tired or had enough. This little
being depends on you now for love, comfort, food and campagionship.
No one said it would be easy because it's not. But in time it will get better.
For your puppies sake I hope it does.

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

Honestly, when you first posted regarding getting this young puppy and
were so determined to do it your way I thought you really looked into
what getting a puppy required. Obviously I was wrong. Sorry your exhusted
but it goes with puppy ownership! You have a newborn baby on your hands.
Would you be saying the samething about a human child? You have a long
way before your 8wk old puppy sleeps through the night and is housebroken.
Your a married woman, stop with the whinning yourself. There is no excuse
for you but there is for your puppy, it's a baby and baby's whine. It also
misses it's mother and siblings. It's too young to be away from it's mother
also and you were told that over and over.
I feel so bad for the puppy. Tell hubby to take an asprin!
Puppies are work, loss of sleep, cleaning up poo and pee, walks at night
and getting wet in the rain if need be. Heck I fall on the ice and snow walking
Buddy in the winter. It's my responsiblity it comes with the territory.
Sorry you seem so unhappy and tired and chilled from getting wet but
to own a baby your life is no longer your life as you used to know it.
It now has to be shared with this living creature you have brought into
your lives. You can't shut it off when your tired or had enough. This little
being depends on you now for love, comfort, food and campagionship.
No one said it would be easy because it's not. But in time it will get better.
For your puppies sake I hope it does.

is there a reason you chose to be so rude here? yes i am tired, i did catch a cold, and it is very frustrating raising a newborn baby puppy. i'm sure if you have ever had to raise one yourself you might actually remember it being hard, challenging and at times you may have been frustrated and needed someone to tell you to hang in there and it will get better...if you would read my last few posts you will see i've had a change of attitude and things are actually going really very smoothly now...i don't understand why you don't seem to recall feeling the same way and offer to encourage me and help me to feel better about it rather than to tear me down and make me feel bad for feeling frustrated. hasn't every single person on this forum been through some form of frustration over their pooch?? i'm sure we all have, it happens, they aren't human babies as much as we'd like to think, they aren't our own flesh and blood that we love and care for in the exact same manner as a child...granted we love them, they are dog babies, and they need us to take care of them, but dogs are not human (Ceasar Milan) not to mention i'm sure 95% of mothers of newborn baby humans feel just as tired, overwhelmed, frustrated and upset that their baby is up crying all night and won't seem to stop...it's not abnormal to vent a little frustration over something like this and to ask for advice on how to help teach a puppy or learn to have more patience. instead of scolding someone for getting a pup maybe you should try encouraging them to be patience and things will get better??? by being rude you only stress people out more and that doesn't help them to feel any less frustrated...

not to mention if someone posted on a baby site about how upset they were and frustrated i'm pretty sure no one would post back with:

for your child's sake i hope you figure this out!!! (which is basically what you have said to me)

i'm a good person and take great care of my dog, GOD FORBID i get a little overwhelmed and frustrated at this new experience and GOD FORBID i might be tired or sick from the cold and rain or sleep deprived and feeling ill, and GOD FORBID i actually seek encouragement and sympathy from people who have been there before me and have advice for how they got through it...

have you forgotten what it feels like to be a new puppy owner? or have you only forgotten your manners?

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

is there a reason you chose to be so rude here? yes i am tired, i did catch a cold, and it is very frustrating raising a newborn baby puppy. i'm sure if you have ever had to raise one yourself you might actually remember it being hard, challenging and at times you may have been frustrated and needed someone to tell you to hang in there and it will get better...if you would read my last few posts you will see i've had a change of attitude and things are actually going really very smoothly now...i don't understand why you don't seem to recall feeling the same way and offer to encourage me and help me to feel better about it rather than to tear me down and make me feel bad for feeling frustrated. hasn't every single person on this forum been through some form of frustration over their pooch?? i'm sure we all have, it happens, they aren't human babies as much as we'd like to think, they aren't our own flesh and blood that we love and care for in the exact same manner as a child...granted we love them, they are dog babies, and they need us to take care of them, but dogs are not human (Ceasar Milan) not to mention i'm sure 95% of mothers of newborn baby humans feel just as tired, overwhelmed, frustrated and upset that their baby is up crying all night and won't seem to stop...it's not abnormal to vent a little frustration over something like this and to ask for advice on how to help teach a puppy or learn to have more patience. instead of scolding someone for getting a pup maybe you should try encouraging them to be patience and things will get better??? by being rude you only stress people out more and that doesn't help them to feel any less frustrated...

not to mention if someone posted on a baby site about how upset they were and frustrated i'm pretty sure no one would post back with:

for your child's sake i hope you figure this out!!! (which is basically what you have said to me)

i'm a good person and take great care of my dog, GOD FORBID i get a little overwhelmed and frustrated at this new experience and GOD FORBID i might be tired or sick from the cold and rain or sleep deprived and feeling ill, and GOD FORBID i actually seek encouragement and sympathy from people who have been there before me and have advice for how they got through it...

have you forgotten what it feels like to be a new puppy owner? or have you only forgotten your manners?

I haven't forgotten a thing. I'm alot older than you and I did get up
with a puppy night after night but never came on YT to whine about it.
That's life. Puppies chew on finger's they are not evil their puppies.
I'm not being rude at all only honest. Did you actually think your puppy
would sleep threw the night and not pee or poop in the house? Would not
chew on your finger's daily and whine to be with you at all times?
I'm only responding to those things. I said I would no longer respond
to your threads but this took the cake and here I am.
I apoligize if I came off rude I was only being honest and everyday there
is another post about what seems to be your unhappiness in your new
puppy. It would be nice to see positive posting and your pleasure in
your new puppy. That's my opinion and I'm intitled to it.
Good luck,

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

I haven't forgotten a thing. I'm alot older than you and I did get up
with a puppy night after night but never came on YT to whine about it.
That's life. Puppies chew on finger's they are not evil their puppies.
I'm not being rude at all only honest. Did you actually think your puppy
would sleep threw the night and not pee or poop in the house? Would not
chew on your finger's daily and whine to be with you at all times?
I'm only responding to those things. I said I would no longer respond
to your threads but this took the cake and here I am.
I apoligize if I came off rude I was only being honest and everyday there
is another post about what seems to be your unhappiness in your new
puppy. It would be nice to see positive posting and your pleasure in
your new puppy. That's my opinion and I'm intitled to it.
Good luck,

if you are looking for some happy posts from me, check out a few posts up above these...i have always been an updater and update on the threads that i start...we've had a major breakthrough in both my attitude and Sadie's learning and growing...i love my pup, she's a pain sometimes, but that doesn't mean i don't want her, or that i didn't know she's be hard to manage, or that i don't want to continue to learn about and love her...

i'm no animal... geez, you make me feel like i'm a terrible person for having emotions sometimes...and not only that but if you know what i've been through why can't i ask for advice and encouragement...puppies are hard work!! they just simply are, it's not easy, it's not all lolipops and rainbows, i do rejoice in her good days, and i know i'm doing something right then and i guess i don't post as much about that because i use this forum for advice and when she's having a great day i don't need the advice, i already did the right things with her...i ask for advice and encouragement from others who have been there because i need the support and the friendship, i don't ask for advice to be scolded and scorned for being 100% human and having emotions.

[blancla]

I don't want to get in the middle of things, but I have to step up and say something here.

Rachel, you just stated a few posts up that you were going to start taking things with a grain of salt, and I'm not seeing that here. Instead it's turning into a soap opra. I wish that you would settle down, stop taking things so personally, and see what people are trying to share with you. There is a lot of good advice here in this thread.

You're right, your dog is not a human baby, but it is a baby none the less. You have to treat it as such. I just rescued a tiny baby myself, and am not having the same issues as you are, but that's not to say that there is something wrong with the way that you are doing things. The only problem I have is the separation anxiety. I just went to the store and purchased a heart beating toy to try to help her, you may want to do the same as it was recommended here earlier.

Please stop fighting with people who are trying to give you suggestions. You don't have to take them, and there is no need to reply. I'm tired of seeing you reply that people on YT are mean and rude and blah blah blah.

Grow up, take responsibility and if you don't like what someone says, then ignore it.

Focus on Sadie.

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by blancla

I don't want to get in the middle of things, but I have to step up and say something here.

Rachel, you just stated a few posts up that you were going to start taking things with a grain of salt, and I'm not seeing that here. Instead it's turning into a soap opra. I wish that you would settle down, stop taking things so personally, and see what people are trying to share with you. There is a lot of good advice here in this thread.

You're right, your dog is not a human baby, but it is a baby none the less. You have to treat it as such. I just rescued a tiny baby myself, and am not having the same issues as you are, but that's not to say that there is something wrong with the way that you are doing things. The only problem I have is the separation anxiety. I just went to the store and purchased a heart beating toy to try to help her, you may want to do the same as it was recommended here earlier.

Please stop fighting with people who are trying to give you suggestions. You don't have to take them, and there is no need to reply. I'm tired of seeing you reply that people on YT are mean and rude and blah blah blah.

Grow up, take responsibility and if you don't like what someone says, then ignore it.

Focus on Sadie.

Point taken, and i will ignore the "grow up" part of that comment.

[Micah my love]

Originally Posted by ARCHIE

I haven't forgotten a thing. I'm alot older than you and I did get up
with a puppy night after night but never came on YT to whine about it.
That's life. Puppies chew on finger's they are not evil their puppies.
I'm not being rude at all only honest. Did you actually think your puppy
would sleep threw the night and not pee or poop in the house? Would not
chew on your finger's daily and whine to be with you at all times?
I'm only responding to those things. I said I would no longer respond
to your threads but this took the cake and here I am.
I apoligize if I came off rude I was only being honest and everyday there
is another post about what seems to be your unhappiness in your new
puppy. It would be nice to see positive posting and your pleasure in
your new puppy. That's my opinion and I'm intitled to it.
Good luck,

Great post

[Fancy_Pants]

I know it can be overwhelming and I am so glad that Fancy was 15 weeks old before I brought her home. I have 4 children so I know how tiring taking care of a newborn can be....its not easy but it won't always be hard - the puppy stage won't last forever! With lots of patience and practice you and Sadie will get through it together.

If some of the "veteran YT'ers" were telling you to wait to bring Sadie home and you didn't take their advice and now you are complaining about the things they warned you about I can see why some on here would be frustrated reading your post.... Kind of like an "I told you so"....

Good luck with Sadie, they grow fast. Before you know it you will be looking at a beautiful full grown yorkie!

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by Fancy_Pants

I know it can be overwhelming and I am so glad that Fancy was 15 weeks old before I brought her home. I have 4 children so I know how tiring taking care of a newborn can be....its not easy but it won't always be hard - the puppy stage won't last forever! With lots of patience and practice you and Sadie will get through it together.

If some of the "veteran YT'ers" were telling you to wait to bring Sadie home and you didn't take their advice and now you are complaining about the things they warned you about I can see why some on here would be frustrated reading your post.... Kind of like an "I told you so"....

Good luck with Sadie, they grow fast. Before you know it you will be looking at a beautiful full grown yorkie!

i understand them saying i told you so if her health was in jeopardy or she was super sick when i brought her home, because majority of those posts were that she was automatically doomed to die or be really sick because of her breeder and because the's that young. well she didn't get sick so far *cross fingers* and she didn't die on me the first week, so there's really no i told you so in this...she's a healthy, happy, normal puppy. she eats plenty, sleeps plenty, goes outside to potty, and she's learning so fast it amazes me. being frustrated with a nibbling, whining puppy happens at all ages, it wouldn't matter if she was 8 weeks old or a year old, it's a new home, she's being left alone for some time and she doesn't like it, that's normal regardless of age. she's teething and she's a new member of a new pack, she's learning to adjust and age really doesn't have much to do with having to adjust to a new world.

thanks for the post and encouragement!! i don't think there is a reason to say "i told you so" because Sadie is as healthy and normal as she could possibly be, the inhibited bite thing she will learn from us with time, and she'll have plenty of socialization with other dogs and people when she's had all her shots.

[manolos mom]

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

Our puppy just turned 8 weeks old, she's doing really well with potty training, she still tries to eat my fingers but she's learning not to do that and to chew on toys instead...but we have one problem.

She's a whiner!! She'll go right to sleep in her crate if she's tired, but after her late night potty breaks it takes her a lot longer to stop crying and whining and to go back to sleep. i'll try sleeping on the floor with her until she's out and i put my fingers in there with her, but she still takes forever to lay down and go back to sleep. it drives us crazy listening to her yap and yelp. We're so sleep deprived and exhausted that my DH got a terrrible headache and threw up last night and i'm getting a cold from all the potty breaks outside in the rain. we're just pooped out and wish there was an easier way to teach her not to cry in her crate and just go back to sleep.

Any advice here? Advice about stopping the whining and about the biting on my hands would be great.

Remember, she is a baby and is missing her mom. Why dont you just put her in bed with you and let her snuggle up?

[RachelandSadie]

Cesar Millan - Cesar's Tips - Puppy Development: Stage 3

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by manolos mom

Remember, she is a baby and is missing her mom. Why dont you just put her in bed with you and let her snuggle up?

she's not house trained yet for one thing, for two she actually sleeps quite well in her crate as long as i tell her to lie down and lie beside her crate until she goes to sleep...

i don't want her in my bed until she's fully trained and reliable!!

she only cried a couple nights ago when i posted this thread, now she's going right to sleep in her crate both at bedtime and again when she comes inside from her 3am potty break...she's actually really really good about going to bed when she's told and laying down in the crate on command last night!!

making HUGE progress

[manolos mom]

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

Cesar Millan - Cesar's Tips - Puppy Development: Stage 3

Thats good, I like Cesar, but an 8 week old toy puppy needs to stay with mom until 12weeks. So, it can be done with patients and you are going to have to treat this pup like she is your human infant. You sound like a caring person. I snuggle with mine all the time and even carry them around in a baby blanket.

[RachelandSadie]

Originally Posted by manolos mom

Thats good, I like Cesar, but an 8 week old toy puppy needs to stay with mom until 12weeks. So, it can be done with patients and you are going to have to treat this pup like she is your human infant. You sound like a caring person. I snuggle with mine all the time and even carry them around in a baby blanket.

done it!!

it's the funnest thing too isn't it, they snuggle down into soft blankets and love to snuggle when they get sleepy...cutest thing ever!!

[manolos mom]

Thats all she wants for now. But just you wait when she really discovers the world.