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12-06-2010, 07:41 AM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Akron, Ohio
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| So proud but still confused... Sorry this is so long! Last night was Corban's second night with me and he did so well. For the first night and the beginning of last night I kept him in his play pen in the living room. The first night I slept in the living room on the futon. When he started crying I layed down next to his play pen and petted him until he went to sleep. Then last night I tried going in my own room and boy did he have a fit! He sounded like someone was trying to kill him! I went and layed down next to his crate and petted him until he went to sleep again, then went back into my room. But as soon as he realized I was gone he went crazy again. So I put him in his traveling crate and brought him in my room and put him by my bed. He whimpered a little at first but then quickly stopped! He was quiet for about an hour and a half to two hours. This amazes and confuses me..why would he rather be in a cramped up crate as opposed to a more spacious play pen with his toys, food n water and potty area all in one place? Even the first night when I was with him in his play pen he still didn't do as well as he did in his crate. I'm baffled! Also, he would whimper every couple of hours in his crate so I assumed that was because he needed to go potty. But when I take him out every so often and tell him to go potty he doesn't go! He goes on his own accord when I'm NOT telling him to go. It seems like he's just so excited about being out of his crate in the middle of the night. Infact, he peed in his crate on his fuzzy padded area. I guess I shouldn't complain about when he goes potty because atleast he goes potty in the right place most of the time (on his piddle pad) but how can I get him to potty when I say potty and make sure he goes when I take him out of his crate at night when he whimpers? |
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12-06-2010, 09:17 AM | #2 |
Poppy's Mamma ♥ Donating Member | How old is he? He would rather be in a small crate next to you then a large pen all alone. I know the feeling because when I first brought my pup home she would cry every hour on the hour just for a cuddle most of the time. I think its because they have never been alone before, from the second they were born they had mom and litter mates so when they wake up in the night and they are alone its scary for them. I started to put Poppy in a play pen downstairs and I would sleep on the sofa where she could see me and she stopped crying in the night. I did that for a few weeks then moved her back into her crate in my room, at the bottom of my bed. She cant see me but she will know I am there. I think after a while they learn that they arn't alone and that when they wake up in the morning you will still be there, they are just babies and need time to learn. Poppy is 7 months old and still sleeps in her crate in my room, I think she will always sleep in my room. Good luck.
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12-06-2010, 12:47 PM | #3 | |
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