Feel bad about putting her outside Hi All Its 6am here is Aus and my little girl is of course awake for the day. Par for the course is I take her downstairs, she goes to the toilet, I give her some breakfast and then we play for 20-30 min and I go back to bed (on a weekend at least) This morning she put up a major performance and was crying and wailing when I went back up to bed (she is in play pen with bed, food, pee mat and toys)....I let her go for a little while to see if she would settle down but no such luck so I have put the play pen in the backyard with all her stuff....but I feel like a mean mummy! |
Well, I'm not going to say anything mean, but...I never let mine outside unattended. It isn't safe.:( |
why not bring her where she can be with you ?? I would never do that - but that's me - but I would bring her into a room where she isn't feeling all alone and maybe see if that helps...shes a baby..... The first year of having mine I remember them waking me up early every single morning - now they'll usually sleep till I get up. I'm not anyone to offer opinions actually - I pretty much have mine with me all the time - I never could take crying....I caved everytime. |
Is it cold outside there? Yorkies can't handle the extreme changes in weather(too hot or cold). Also some wild animals love to have little dogs as their pray, so I wouldn't feel comfortable leaving any small dog outside alone. Whether in a pen or not, wild animals figure out ways to get at them. Maybe see if your puppy will sleep in your bed with you? Or do you have another room he could go in that isn't close to your bedroom? I know it is tuff when you want to sleep in and they want to be awake and play with you, but that will eventually subside when he gets older. Having a new puppy is like having a newborn baby they require a lot of attention, even at times we wish they didn't. Good luck. |
If she has already gone potty, why not let her come back to bed with you??? It is not safe to leave a yorkie outside unattended. And they are highly social animals. She is crying because she feels lonely. :( |
I would also never leave mine outside unattended. I gave in..well not really me..my fiancee did... and now they sleep with us in the bed. Not so much Timmy but Mimi was a whiner and she still is. Whines for anything just like a kid and her daddy doesn't make it any better...sometimes I look at her and tell her "Do you know your a dog" lol because she acts just like a spoiled rotten little girl and now that she has LP forget it...its gotten worse. :D It will take some time. I know how frustrating it can be...I have 2 and they are only 1 month apart. I went through several sleepless nights but it was all well worth it. |
I wouldn't leave my 2 unattended either. I had trouble getting Lucy to sleep in the playpen alone when she was a baby, so I just moved it in my bedroom and she was fine. With Rebel it's different. When he gets sleepy you can really tell it. I pick him up and cuddle him in my rocking chair and he falls asleep in about 2 minutes! Then I put him in the pen and cover him up. He's out like a light until the next morning when I get up to take them both outside. I'd be afraid something (or someone!) would get them. |
awww ,please take her to bed with you,, all she wants is you mommy... |
She doesnt go back to sleep...even in bed with me or with the playpen in my room...she just wants to play. Its spring here in Aus so very mild and warm all night (summer pjs) She wasnt roaming around the backyard all alone (we have a small, walled courtyard that is locked and we live in the city, the only other animals you see here are dogs on leashes being walked). She was in her play pen which has her bed and pee tray and toys. I never let her roam anywhere unattended |
Maybe she needs a chewie in the morning, something to keep her occupied. In the early AM I always let Lillie come in and lay with me, but she always goes back to sleep. I would never put her outside alone, we have hawks that would come by and swoop her up! |
how old is your puppy.. |
I have a fenced in back yard. I still can't let Molly out there. There is a HUGE hawk that circles the cul de sac I live in. I don't let her out unless she is on a leash. Give that girl a better than ears treat they last a long time and she can't chock on it. I have always got up when my kids get up. I see Molly as another baby. Only she doesn't wake me up a 2:00am for a feeding. HEE HEE! |
I have a good friend whose yorkie got picked up by a hawk and another good friend whose yorkie got taken away by a coyote. |
I can't leave mine outside unattended..........we have a hawk that circles once in a while and he/she is a pretty good size.:eek: I don't think it could lift my kids but the talons could certainly do some damage. :( I guess mine are also spoiled as they are always underfoot whether I am folding clothes, cleaning or at the computer......they want to be with me. :) :love: They get so upset when I clean the pool with them inside the house (chemicals might hurt them); they just want to be with me..........and I with them!:love: |
I raised human twins that I had when I was 22 and believe me there were times I was exhausted. But I learned many tricks that I have used even with my 2 furkids. If you don't want to leave a pup unattended, but you do need to sleep what about safe proofing your room or bringing a crate or pen into your room and try to get some sleep with ear plugs in? Try saving a chew toy or chew stick to give to the pup when they are close to you and you need your sleep. Or proof another safe area of your house, feed, water, and potty your pup. Put them in there, go to your room, shut your door, put ear plugs in and sleep. Once you are rested you will not feel resentment toward the pup for your lack of sleep and your baby will be safe. Hopefully you will find something because rest is important. They say take care of yourself or you will not be able to care for others..Good Luck. |
In Australia do you have preditors that can get your baby? I would be so worried leaving mine outside unattended to |
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I keep both of mine in the bed with me, and sometimes they play real hard for a while, but eventually they settle down and go to sleep....It actually cracks me up when they are getting all wild on the bed, wrestling with each other under my arm pit making their cute little "growling" sounds....Louie's growl actually sounds like a little pigeon LOL.....Does your pen outside have a roof over it? because I would be really scared that a big bird of some kind would swoop down and get your baby. I dunno, maybe Im a pushover, but I seem to ALWAYS put their needs before mine. If they keep me awake....then so be it. (Ceasar Milan would think Im nuts Im sure) lol. |
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EEK!!!!!!! Obviously there are lots of hawks out there! :eek: :eek: :eek: |
Please don't ever assume something like a hawk can't carry your baby away. Remember the picture of the huge owl I posted a while back? He was in the tree in our front yard before the sun came up...I had Riley outside and when I saw the owl we went in. He had a duck...yes a duck...with him in the tree that he was having for breakfast. If an owl can take a duck from the lake he can take a Yorkie. Please don't leave your baby unattended...bad things can happen fast! Would it be so bad to have your puppy in bed having playtime for a while? That's a good time to bond and when they get tired of playing you can both take a nap. |
Good point about the hawk........guess I was hoping that it would not be able to "lift" my babies. BUT, I NEVER leave my babies out in the yard by themselves. I'd die if anything like that were to happen to them.:( |
OMG the US is scary! There are no hawks or coyotes in Australia...especially not in suburbia!!!! The scariest bird we have here is a pigeon! There was a pet and animal expo on today and I went and bought her lots of new toys so hopefully she will be ok with them. I normally leave her in the family room in her playpen but she was making so much noise this mornign. I wouldnt worry if it was only me living here but I am a nanny and my family was nice enough to let me have Bailey here so I dont want them to be awake and cursing us every morning! |
Pups need lots of attention, like human babies. They need time to bond too. Toys can't replace human contact sometimes. |
I know it's a drag to be awakened early in the morning, but it's usually just a phase that they grow out of. When I first got Dolce at 12 weeks, she couldn't make it through the night without having to pee, so I would set my alarm for 3:00 am so I could take her to her pee pad. And she woke me up early for a month or two (I can't remember exactly how long), and I just dealt with it. I don't want to be harsh, but unless you want to take her into your bed for some extra sleep time, you may have to suck it up and get out of bed with her in the mornings. I know how hard it is to not get enough sleep, but your pup will be sleeping in before you know it. I really think it's a bad idea to put her outside by herself. If you have no natural predators, what about theft? Plus she must be so lonely and afraid out there. They don't like to be separated from their people. |
Fortunately I dont have to worry about theft....we have a walled courtyard that is very secure (10 foot concrete walls and locked) but anyway Bailey's sleep is improving.....we are no longer waking at 4:30 to pee......and this morning we slept until 6:20am and I woke her up LOL. She is learning to like being outside when I am home and downstairs which is great. |
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