Where do your dogs sleep?

askal · 11-15-2006

We have a new puppy and we are trying to crate train him, he was just crying the whole night so the next night, we decided to just put him in the kitchen with our other doggie who has been sleeping with us in our bedroom. We have decided to let them both sleep in the kitchen so the other one doesn't feel scared and lonely. But it has been several sleepless nights coz we always wake up in the middle of the night with them crying and barking. We put them outside for a few minutes thinking they need to make potty especially the little one. What should we do? We put the TV on so they can hear something. Is that a good idea? Any tips. please? It is kinda getting stressful especially with the new puppy.

bandit_starr06 · 11-16-2006

Both of our dogs are outside dogs, neither of them like being in the house much. But when we did have inside dogs, they pretty much slept where ever they wanted. At night, one would sleep in my parents' room & the other would sleep in my room. During the day, though, they would sprawl all over the living room and kitchen, where ever they flopped down and fell asleep.

PitBullLvr · 11-16-2006

Try puting the crate in the bedroom with you until he gets used to sleeping in it. I have 4 dogs...My 1 male sleeps in the laundry room because he's too big for the bedroom & likes to mark my things.

My 2 females sleep in their crates when I don't feel like having them in the bedroom. Otherwise, they're in the bedroom.

I just got a new puppy a few weeks ago. He whined the whole 1st night. We moved him into the bedroom with us & our females the next night & he was fine. He's been fine ever since.

This is just a suggestion as it may not work with your pup. But I hope it helps.

Poohbear · 11-18-2006

Both of our dogs sleep in the bedroom with us. Our JRT in her crate, and our GSD on a blanket on the floor. Dogs are pack animals and want to sleep with their pack.

sibebaby · 11-18-2006

I keep my puppies in a crate beside my bed. When they start whinning, I smack the top of the crate with the comand "no". This has worked very well for me and I have crate trained 4 puppies with this method. It may not work for you, but its worth a try. Good luck.

mandy · 11-18-2006

my dog sleeps with me , and my husband she is part of the family and a bit spoiled

mandy · 11-18-2006

my dog is going to have puppies in about a month and i am a little nervous, what can i expect , i`m taking her to the vet wed he is going to check her out, shes a maltipoo and weighs 6 pounds and i bread her with my sisters little maltese, and he is 4 pounds, do you think she will be ok. i am having her spade after the puppies, thanks for your answers

BIS · 11-19-2006

I'd suggest you move the crate into your bedroom and as Sibebaby suggested, when the puppy cries either smack the top of the crate or shake a jar of pennies - what you want to do is startle the puppy (not scare it) to stop crying. If the puppy will not settle after 10 minutes then bring it outside as it may have to potty. Encourage it to potty and praise it if it goes. But do not start a play session. Bring the pup back inside and put it back in the crate.

Small pups under 4 months of age should not be expected to "hold it" - their bladders are not large enough. By crate training and taking puppy outside maybe 1 to 2 times during the night, you will be teaching the puppy good potty manners.

Your new puppy has just been removed from its littermates and mom and it will be suffering from separating anxiety - so, help the little guy by being around. Crate training is an excellent method and it's a joy to have a dog who will go into their crate willingly and be quiet when necessary. I have crate trained all my pups using the above method - works well.

Cheers,
BIS

bandit_starr06 · 11-19-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIS

Your new puppy has just been removed from its littermates and mom and it will be suffering from separating anxiety

Something that helped with my mom's new pups was putting an old tick-tock clock in their bed with them. According to her, it sounds alot like their mother's heartbeat & it would lull them right to sleep & they aren't so lonely when they are in their box. She always kept new pups in a separate box until they were completely housebroken to avoid any accidents in her bed in the middle of the night.

Poohbear · 11-19-2006

My dog came from a kennel that played rock music at night, and when we brought him home and put him in his crate we placed a radio right outside his crate down low, and he settled right down. Of course he was a pup and about 1 am he started whining so I just took him out, treated in the crate, and went back to bed. I didn't have to take him out until about 5:30 am. It seemed to be easier if the radio was on, as that was what he was used to.