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08-24-2015, 07:14 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Arvada, CO, United States
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| Whining all night long???????? My 8 week old will not stop whining at night or during the day when she is in her crate. What can I do to stop this because it is a constant thing and shes been in her crate for a week and a half now. |
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08-24-2015, 08:41 PM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Idaho
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| Where is the crate at night ? Dogs like & need to be with their pack & now that's you. Put her crate where she can see & smell you at night. Make sure she has a toy that she likes in there with her & a shirt or towel that smells like you often helps as well. Be sure to pay attention as she will also whine to let you know that she needs to potty. Last edited by lillymae; 08-24-2015 at 08:43 PM. |
08-24-2015, 08:47 PM | #3 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| An 8 week old yorkie baby is still in the process of being trained and nurtured by its momma....when they are separated from momma before they are emotionally matured enough, they go through a grieving process.....your baby feels he has been deserted/abandoned by his momma, and he is mourning for that relationship. From 8 weeks to 12 weeks old, momma teaches her babies things they are going to need to become well developed mentally and emotionally....lessons are being taught during this crucial time with momma....there are multitudes of "breeders" that will say that is hogwash...but they just have not been honest with why they are tearing that baby from it's momma, during a very important developmental stage of its life. To separate a baby from its momma before 8 weeks of age, benefits the "breeder" by avoiding the expense of vaccinations, which should not be started prior to 8 weeks of age. Keeping puppies until they are 12-14 weeks of age, is a tremendous amount of work and expense on the part of the breeder....fly by night "breeders" and "back yard breeders" try to offload puppies before the breeder is saddled with extra expenses of shots or God forbid, issues with parvo or other health issues....the less money the "breeder" has to put into those puppies, the faster they can be dumped onto people looking for a puppy, the better the profit margin for the "breeder", who is NOT in it for the puppies she produces, but the money they can make for her.....sick and dying puppies after they go to new homes, well that is NOT the breeder's problem, that is the person's problem that just paid money for that pup. Your baby is grieving the loss of his momma. Be compassionate and nurturing and loving with that baby, it is heartbroken over the loss of its momma and siblings. So now it is YOUR place to make up for that loss the baby is experiencing, in order to keep these feelings of abandonment and loss from being compounded into a variety of other major behavioral issues as baby grows up. Some babies grieve longer than others....YOU must be momma now and provide everything to that baby its Yorkie momma is not there to provide.....comfort, love, nurturing, discipline, and emotional support. Your precious little soul is completely heartbroken over the loss of its momma and siblings.....this is now YOUR responsibility to alleviate these feelings of loss and abandonment....that is a 24/7 endeavor....you need to get a good book that outlines what this pup is going to miss out on by not having a momma from week 8 to week 14. |
08-24-2015, 08:51 PM | #4 | |
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08-25-2015, 03:47 AM | #5 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Many, many dogs absolutely *hate* being caged and confined to a crate....including all 4 of mine, all of which despise the crate. It's not natural for an animal to just feel great/natural/comfy being in a small confined space. So my guess is 1) that she hates it and therefore cries for a change and 2) she is too young to be separated from her litter anyway. I would try an Iris Pen (Amazon or Walmart) instead bc it at least allows her to get and move...it'll allow a bed, pee pad, toys, and water.
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08-25-2015, 11:42 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Needs Mommy With all of the puppies I have raised (4) at nightime, I put them in a cardboard box with, a pillow and a nice soft blanket and fuzzy toy, but I think most important I put the box right beside my bed and would often sleep with my arm in the box, I would be woken up often by the puppy, but they are babies, and need alot of attention and comfort, even if it means you don't get alot of sleep. The crate may be very dark and closed off and the puppy may feel very lonely. If you can, in the daytime, can you gate up your kitchen and leave the same pillow, blanket and fuzzy toy there, they need to move around, not to be crated all day. If you are not home in the daytime, just make sure there is nothing they can get into, in the kitchen, and leave out some pee pads. It's a big new world for these little puppies. |
08-25-2015, 12:07 PM | #7 |
YT 500 Club Member | Poor little guy. I agree with all the remarks made here. I did get my baby from a breeder at 10 1/2 weeks, which is still very young. I put him in a crate beside my bed. He whined and cried loudly. Most people wouldn't do this but I put his crate on my bed and put my fingers in the door. We slept very well. Also, this made it easier to know when to go potty. Needless to say, he's sleeping out of his crate and snuggled right beside me. I wouldn't take anything for these moments. Good luck. |
08-25-2015, 12:57 PM | #8 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI
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| so sad you must have gotten her at 6 and a half weeks of age Also I am confused last week you posted you had to get rid of her because your mom was allergic, what happened are you keeping her now??
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08-25-2015, 05:51 PM | #9 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Arvada, CO, United States
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And I have had her in her crate on my bed with fingers in the cage but she has to be on me to stop her crying. She is in my bathroom right now She has two of my shirts and a ton of toys and a peepee pad. | |
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