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02-06-2010, 06:05 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Our new furbaby...home!...crying(sad) All, Today our new furbaby finally came home. I'm trying to crate train him. When heks out of the crate he seems to be fine but when I place him in the crate he won't stop crying.Everything I read said not to take him out or he'll never learn to be alone. My heart is breaking right now and torn. Any advise? This is our first puppy and I'm clueless here. |
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02-06-2010, 06:13 PM | #2 |
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| Congratulations! I would give him a few days to really adjust to his new home and schedule, and just be patient with him. Do you have an X-Pen for him? You could leave the crate inside the XPen open and feed him in the crate and make it comfy for him... always make it a positive experience. Wait till he's quiet then take and praise the heck out of him. Don't expect him to stay in it too long at one time. A few minutes at a time at first. Good Luck!
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02-06-2010, 06:14 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | Congratulations! He is probably just scared being in a new home without his litter mates and family. Sometimes they will cry for a few days until they adjust. Maybe try leaving him in the crate for short periods of time and then let him out. What I did with my new puppies is keep their crate in my bedroom at night so they knew I was nearby. It's vey hard to not give in to the crying but he will catch on quickly that crying won't get him out. Also you could try putting a safe toy/nylabone in with him. Hang in there it gets better!
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02-06-2010, 06:25 PM | #4 |
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| Ahhh they get you every time with their pathetic little puppy cry don't they? Today is his first day in a new environment and he just needs to adjust. I never succeeded at the crate thing because I give in too easily . . . Do you have a baby gate where you can put him in a confined area to sleep so that way he doesn't feel locked up but he remains safe? Also, did he fly in? When they fly they are locked up all day long in the air carrier and they don't want to get back in a crate, ya know?
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02-06-2010, 06:59 PM | #5 |
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| Congrats on your new baby. When we brought Reesie home one the first day, I feed him in his crate first thing so he would be used to being in there. Also, I let him take a nap in it during the day so it would not be so scary for him at night. When I did put him in it, I would walk out of the room, or go to another floor of the house so he could not see or hear me. If he saw me, it just made it worse for him and he wanted to get out to be with me. He did cry, but it only took about 15 min or so and then he was fine. Hope this helps. I know their crying can be so hard on us mommies.
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02-06-2010, 09:16 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Columbia, SC
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| Thanks everyone! Thanks everyone for the advise. I just want to make a good mom to him and he is so lovable already. I will keep up with the exercises. I too gave him a toy to make the experience comfortable which he did like. The breeder lives about 1 and half hour away so she drove to me since she had 3 furparents in the same area with a possible new parent to consult. The other parents to his litter mates were awesome! They seemed to have this furparenting mastered while I was a nervous wreck. Again, thanks and I will continue to be patient. YT Rocks! I feel a little better. Thanks for being there YT! |
02-06-2010, 09:22 PM | #7 |
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| I put a bigger sizes teddybear in with mine and that seemed to be calming.
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02-07-2010, 11:13 AM | #8 |
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| We put a rapped up clock in with Bubba when we first got him. The ticking seemed calm him. There is also a toy (?) you can buy that has a heartbeat. Good luck with your new little one.
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02-07-2010, 12:04 PM | #9 |
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| I'm too weak, none of my girls are crate train.
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02-07-2010, 06:31 PM | #10 |
YT Addict | mine is crate trained from the first nite he was so good I couldn't beleive it, we put a oversized soft stuff bear and a ticking clock don't know if that what did it but we have had him 12 weeks and he has never gotten up in the nite, and never pee pee in his bed...I do keep him in the living room and we are in the bedroom, so maybe i just don't hear him but my husband does not sleep good and i know he would hear him... one nite when i got in bed about 1/2 hour i heard him and like a baby i went picked him up made sure he was fine put him back in the bed (crate) and that was it. good luck as a new mommy we too are new paents and love it. |
02-07-2010, 08:39 PM | #11 |
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| I totally know where you are. the first 2 nights we had Hot Rod he cried in his crate. My heart broke but the 3rd night he was fine. We got an xpen within the first week and it seemed to help although he was still not happy about being alone. It does get better. Now when we say "go night, night" they both go into their xpen. What made mattes worse, I had a baby monitor so I could all the wimpers and crying. congrats on your new little one. and welcome to YT.
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