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11-08-2014, 11:30 PM | #1 |
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| New puppy Hi all! I'm new here so please bare with me. I have a 8 week old puppy that we just got on Wednesday afternoon and we are having a really hard time sleeping, as in he will cry all night on and off. First of all he is not our first puppy, we have another Yorkie female (Luna) that's 1 year old that we got when she was also 8 weeks old. Now the problem is Luna did cry when we first put her to bed but she would calm down soon after and sleep all night but wake us up super early to potty. He (Rory) however will not sleep at all. We have tried a few things. First night wasn't so bad, he slept by himself in our secondary bathroom that's in the same floor as our master bedroom and that's where Luna normally sleeps. The first night he woke up really early but then settled down. Second night we tried putting Rory and Luna in the same room but separated by a gate (they get a long pretty well) . We thought this might help since he'll have some company but it didn't. It was past midnight and he had been crying for over two hours, since it was a weekday we did something we shouldn't have but we grabbed him and put him in bed with us. I know bad but we needed our sleep since we had work in the morning. He slept fine then obviously. The following night we tried leaving him with Luna again but with no barrier. The night started out well, he was fairly quite at first but soon he started crying and barking and didn't shut up at all. At 4ish am we gave up and just got up since clearly we weren't going to get more sleep. I thought him having company would help but it didn't, I don't understand why. We do not want him to be sleeping in our bed or bedroom so we don't want him to expect that he can be with us 24/7. Anyway tonight we tried again in the room by himself. We put him in his bed asleep. So it was nice and quite for about an hour. And now he's been up and crying up a storm for half an hour. I'm afraid it's only past midnight and I'm probably done all the sleep I'll be getting tonight. Please help! I'm not sure what to do! I know all the tricks like warm bottles and clocks and radios but since having another dog with him for company didn't help at all I'm not sure any of that will do much either. |
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11-09-2014, 06:43 AM | #2 |
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| Well he is probably missing his mamma, 8 weeks is kind of early to be taken from mom, you might try crating him maybe a smaller place with blankets and maybe a stuffed animal he can snuggle up to would help him feel secure. He is probly just looking for something familiar. Keep in mind I have not had this problem my Charlie has slept with me since day 1 but I have read my advise posted allot here, others will offer very good suggestions. Good luck and Welcome to YT
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11-09-2014, 07:38 AM | #3 |
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| Welcome to Yorkie Talk. I would put your puppy in the room where Luna sleeps and stick to it. A small crate fitted with soft bedding for him would be a good idea. You can even leave the crate door open. Puppies like a sense of closeness and security. The hardest part: be consistent. Don't give in. Use earplugs (make sure to put the plugs away during the day where they cannot be eaten by Yorkies). Also keep in mind that puppies probably will not sleep for more than 5 hours at a time at night. When Max was 13 weeks old, I went to sleep at about 11 - midnight and was up by 5 am to take care of his needs. Good luck!
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11-09-2014, 07:40 AM | #4 |
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| You can also try giving him a tshirt you have worn. Put it in his bedding and the scent may be comforting to him. My boys still love my worn clothing at ages 5 and 6.
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11-09-2014, 03:13 PM | #5 |
YT Addict | Is your breeder close maybe take a stuffed animal close to his moms size and rub it on his mom to get her smell. Worth a try. But like a child as long as he thinks he can get your attention to get him he will continue to do it. But im one who loves my babieds to sleep with me. But understand those who dont i also agree with maximo he will need to go out every two hours . Which may seem hes up all night. Last edited by Graneet; 11-09-2014 at 03:14 PM. |
11-09-2014, 05:43 PM | #6 |
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| Well first off yorkies should be with there moms until 12 weeks. Dogs are social creatures and I think at night especially when new and scared they should be in the same room in a crate where they can see you. They need you, they need to know your there, you are there parent and protector now. They are like a newborn everything is new for them. I get not wanting the dog in bed with you but you can train them not to get on the bed and sleep on their bed/ the floor at night. Until they are potty trained and still pups I am a fan of putting them in a crate next to the bed. The first week or two was rough but I would only take mine out when she would cry at night to go potty then I would put her right back in and ignore her unless she went to sleep and woke up a few hours later crying, then I would take her potty and back to the crate.
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11-10-2014, 12:12 AM | #7 |
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| Teddy never settled down being away from me at night no matter that he was never ONCE in my room and I never ONCE slept with him. He was kept in a huge x-pen type cage with his crate and pads inside in the kitchen. He was 12 weeks when I brought him home and I could not stand how much he cried all the way until he was 8 months old! Now, he just sleeps at the end of my bed on a rug and I leave his crate downstairs. This way, he doesn't feel forced in or out and this seems to have made him happier. He turned 1 year last month. I think, for some dogs, they just do not want to be away from the owner at night and you have to make a decision. I think consistency is key, though. Otherwise, you will confuse the dog about your expectations. 8 wks is very small so I would probably continue to leave the puppy where you'd prefer for it to sleep and hang on for at least four more weeks before considering changing things up. Especially since you've only had the puppy for less than a week...it seems to me too early to be changing things around when the puppy has just been taken from the litter. I know that it sucks to get no sleep but, alas, that is puppyhood! |
11-10-2014, 02:52 AM | #8 |
YT 500 Club Member | i agree about rubbing his mama's scent on something and putting it in his crate. If thats not possible then your scent. also, you might try a low radio on something calm like country. Maybe the voices will make him feel less detached from you. My Sumo yorkie likes it when I leave the radio on for him. also warm up some rice in a cloth bag and wrap it in a blanket in his crate. Puppies are used to sleeping in a pile of other warm puppies. My grandma suggested something small with weight similar to a beanie baby to serve as a replacement for that puppy pile up |
11-10-2014, 06:03 AM | #9 |
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| I had a similar issue with our new puppy but he didn't just cry for a few hours, he cried ALL night. He was crated downstairs the same way i did with my first dog but all dogs are different and this one wasn't having that, so i took the advice of some here, put my t-shirt in his crate and brought him upstairs beside our bed. He cried a bit but i put my fingers in the crate and spoke softly to him, about 10 minutes later he was asleep and only woke once to go pee. Now all it takes is a few seconds of finger licking/sniffing and he's sleeping away in his crate beside our bed. I think it helps knowing we're there and he can see me/my hand. Last night he slept from 10-6am, first uninterrupted sleep in over a week, it was a beautiful thing lol
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11-12-2014, 01:15 PM | #10 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Calgary
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| The crate beside our bed worked! Yes he wakes up twice a night but just having him sniff our hand is enough to get him back to sleep |
11-13-2014, 12:12 AM | #13 |
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11-13-2014, 09:42 PM | #14 |
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| I considered myself blessed with my girl, but then again, I think I might've done everything right by her. I also got her fairly young but I had two older dogs (granted they didn't know what to do with her at first and just ran away when she got near, lol). I had brought a new toy to rub on the mom and was given a sock that had the mom and litter smell to help her adjust to the new home. I set up my new crate in my room with a large towel to cover it (giving it a more closed den feeling). She took well to that and just went right in and settled. I was careful to schedule her feeding and watering that first night, set up a potty area in front of the crate (closed in so she doesn't roam). I woke every hour or two when she moved to check on her (she just goes potty), made sure she was given nutrical or food etc. and I hold her for a bit when she cries (I believe it was mostly to be let out than missing her momma, as she tries to get out than call out, she was so quiet and sleeping in my arms on the way home from the breeder, occasionally waking to look at me or her surroundings ^_^). Granted it effected my sleep and my work ethics the next day, but I don't regret it She adjusted beautifully, better than I hoped for. The only time she has seriously cried in the first month was when she was being locked in her pen or have tried doing something she shouldn't when we aren't looking X_x... granted since we've spoiled her, she's either very sensitive or acts/gets upset when she doesn't get her way.
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