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mistyinca · 05-29-2007, 05:17 AM

Chloe, the little turd, thought last night it would be fun if she barked her little head off all night. What is up with that?! She NEVER does this...never. She hasn't made a peep in the night since the first three days we brought her home as a puppy.

The first time, it was around midnite. I was all confused and asked my husband, "is that Chloe barking?" (She sleeps in her crate downstairs.) So down I went, got her out--thinking maybe she had to poop or something because she ate late--took her outside to potty (she wouldn't poop). Then I put her back in the crate. About an hour later, she started that high pitch shrill barking again. I told her to hush, and she started it up again about an hour later. Then when my husband got up to go to work, after he took her out and put her back, like he always does, she started that barking up again.

I am so tired. I don't know what is up with that little brat, but this better not be a new "thing" for her. ARRRRGGGHHH!

My husband asked, maybe she's still in heat. Surely she is not. It has been 24 days. And if this was part of heat, wouldn't she have done this back when she really needed a man, several days ago?

lizziepooh_1 · 05-29-2007, 05:54 AM

I'm a first time yorkie owner and we went through a similar thing with Tia...for the first couple of months she had no problem sleeping in her crate in the living room on the main floor of the house. we thought this would be best for potty training her. Randomly one night she would not stop barking. I let her out to potty (although by this point she could hold it through the night)....nothing. Check if there was a weird noise or something....nothing. After a couple of days we decided to let her sleep in her comfy bed in a corner of our bedroom, not crated. Worked like a charm! She no longer barks at night, and is now potty trained perfectly on the second floor as well as the first (except for the odd pooping issue

). Maybe Chloe wants to sleep with her pack...you!

chattiesmom · 05-29-2007, 05:57 AM

Maybe you have some unwanted "guests" bumping around in the walls or maybe Chloe is sensing the presence of some dear departed soul that is returning for a visit. You never know.

lizziepooh_1 · 05-29-2007, 06:07 AM

ooo Cindy that gives me chills!

Yorkieluv · 05-29-2007, 07:14 AM

Me too! That was scary, Cindy! LOL

xliloliverdiorx · 05-29-2007, 07:23 AM

I have never had a problem with my yorkie sleeping... even when we first got him. My thoughts would be that she is barking because she wants to be close to you. If you dont want her sleeping on the bed, Oliver loves his playpen. We just put a couple of pillows in there and blankets and a stuffed animal goes in there every night he sleeps in there. You could try that.

mistyinca · 05-29-2007, 07:42 AM

Sleeping in the bed IS NOT going to happen. She is crate trained and loves her crate.

Cindy, that was creepy, LOL

She's been perfect for the 6 months we have had her. I can't understand why she's all of sudden barking in the night. I'm hoping it is a one time thing and doesn't become a habit. That is why I'm wondering if it is possible she is still in heat...after 24 days??!!

From what I could tell, there were no outside noises going on or anything out of the ordinary. She is usually a sound sleeper, and sleeps all night without incident.

Ellie May · 05-29-2007, 07:42 AM

I don't know why she is barking but I think it might help if she got to sleep in the same room as a person. She might just be bored and lonely. Ellie used to bark quite a bit at night until we figured out why. She was seeing herself in a mirror.

So it got covered up and we got to sleep.

Anna Banana · 05-29-2007, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by chattiesmom

Maybe you have some unwanted "guests" bumping around in the walls or maybe Chloe is sensing the presence of some dear departed soul that is returning for a visit. You never know.

I was going to say something along the same lines, actually...I think dogs are very intuitive, and that they're instincts come out, like barking incessantly, when they sense something is wrong or different.

Or she's just being silly little Chloe.

yorkiemalt · 05-29-2007, 08:29 AM

maybe it was just a "one night" thing??? around here we'll occasionally have a "bad case of the woof's" for one reason or another. Never lasts more than a night or two!

sure hope you get some sleep tonight!

laurenr · 05-29-2007, 08:59 AM

Misty - sorry honey that you are sleep deprived. We had a similar incident a while back with our old girl, Spanky. She started barking in the middle of the night like a Yorkie possessed. Hate to tell you what it was..... the grossest, ugliest LIZARD

....ugh... that only Spanky could sense, since we could not see it. The darn thing was hiding in a hole in the toe-kick under a cabinet in the kitchen! I finally saw it slither out.....shudder.... Spanky went beserk again. This carried on for hours until finally I trapped it under an upside down trash can. Argh! Would you believe that I slammed that darn can down so hard, I chopped the lizard's tail off!!!!! It then proceeded to wriggle/bounce around like it had a life of its own (the tail did)..... Ooooooooh! the HORROR OF IT ALL!!

Anyhooooooo....... hope I did not gross you out toooo much, but please do check all surrounding areas next to Chloe, for all creepy crawlies and associated little critters.

We gotta have y'all rested up by the end of next week for our meeting!!!!

05-29-2007, 05:17 AM	#1
mistyinca No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 4,143 Blog Entries: 2	Sleep deprived and pizzed Chloe, the little turd, thought last night it would be fun if she barked her little head off all night. What is up with that?! She NEVER does this...never. She hasn't made a peep in the night since the first three days we brought her home as a puppy. The first time, it was around midnite. I was all confused and asked my husband, "is that Chloe barking?" (She sleeps in her crate downstairs.) So down I went, got her out--thinking maybe she had to poop or something because she ate late--took her outside to potty (she wouldn't poop). Then I put her back in the crate. About an hour later, she started that high pitch shrill barking again. I told her to hush, and she started it up again about an hour later. Then when my husband got up to go to work, after he took her out and put her back, like he always does, she started that barking up again. I am so tired. I don't know what is up with that little brat, but this better not be a new "thing" for her. ARRRRGGGHHH! My husband asked, maybe she's still in heat. Surely she is not. It has been 24 days. And if this was part of heat, wouldn't she have done this back when she really needed a man, several days ago?

05-29-2007, 05:54 AM	#2
lizziepooh_1 YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 361	I'm a first time yorkie owner and we went through a similar thing with Tia...for the first couple of months she had no problem sleeping in her crate in the living room on the main floor of the house. we thought this would be best for potty training her. Randomly one night she would not stop barking. I let her out to potty (although by this point she could hold it through the night)....nothing. Check if there was a weird noise or something....nothing. After a couple of days we decided to let her sleep in her comfy bed in a corner of our bedroom, not crated. Worked like a charm! She no longer barks at night, and is now potty trained perfectly on the second floor as well as the first (except for the odd pooping issue ). Maybe Chloe wants to sleep with her pack...you! __________________ Hope in a jar: Where there is hope there can be faith; where there is faith miracles can occur. Liz and Tia

05-29-2007, 05:57 AM	#3
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	Maybe you have some unwanted "guests" bumping around in the walls or maybe Chloe is sensing the presence of some dear departed soul that is returning for a visit. You never know. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

05-29-2007, 06:07 AM	#4
lizziepooh_1 YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 361	ooo Cindy that gives me chills! __________________ Hope in a jar: Where there is hope there can be faith; where there is faith miracles can occur. Liz and Tia

05-29-2007, 07:14 AM	#5
Yorkieluv Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 7,178	Me too! That was scary, Cindy! LOL __________________ Miko 's his Mommy

05-29-2007, 07:23 AM	#6
xliloliverdiorx YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 301	I have never had a problem with my yorkie sleeping... even when we first got him. My thoughts would be that she is barking because she wants to be close to you. If you dont want her sleeping on the bed, Oliver loves his playpen. We just put a couple of pillows in there and blankets and a stuffed animal goes in there every night he sleeps in there. You could try that.

05-29-2007, 07:42 AM	#7
mistyinca No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 4,143 Blog Entries: 2	Sleeping in the bed IS NOT going to happen. She is crate trained and loves her crate. Cindy, that was creepy, LOL She's been perfect for the 6 months we have had her. I can't understand why she's all of sudden barking in the night. I'm hoping it is a one time thing and doesn't become a habit. That is why I'm wondering if it is possible she is still in heat...after 24 days??!! From what I could tell, there were no outside noises going on or anything out of the ordinary. She is usually a sound sleeper, and sleeps all night without incident.

05-29-2007, 07:42 AM	#8
Ellie May And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI Posts: 17,928	I don't know why she is barking but I think it might help if she got to sleep in the same room as a person. She might just be bored and lonely. Ellie used to bark quite a bit at night until we figured out why. She was seeing herself in a mirror. So it got covered up and we got to sleep. __________________ Crystal, Ellie May (RIP), Rylee Finnegan, and Gracie Boo🐶

05-29-2007, 08:29 AM	#10
yorkiemalt Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 3,468	maybe it was just a "one night" thing??? around here we'll occasionally have a "bad case of the woof's" for one reason or another. Never lasts more than a night or two! sure hope you get some sleep tonight! __________________ KimPhoebiChandler

05-29-2007, 08:59 AM	#11
laurenr Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California Posts: 2,161	Misty - sorry honey that you are sleep deprived. We had a similar incident a while back with our old girl, Spanky. She started barking in the middle of the night like a Yorkie possessed. Hate to tell you what it was..... the grossest, ugliest LIZARD ....ugh... that only Spanky could sense, since we could not see it. The darn thing was hiding in a hole in the toe-kick under a cabinet in the kitchen! I finally saw it slither out.....shudder.... Spanky went beserk again. This carried on for hours until finally I trapped it under an upside down trash can. Argh! Would you believe that I slammed that darn can down so hard, I chopped the lizard's tail off!!!!! It then proceeded to wriggle/bounce around like it had a life of its own (the tail did)..... Ooooooooh! the HORROR OF IT ALL!! Anyhooooooo....... hope I did not gross you out toooo much, but please do check all surrounding areas next to Chloe, for all creepy crawlies and associated little critters. We gotta have y'all rested up by the end of next week for our meeting!!!!