How do i stop my puppy crying at night?
If you put the puppy in bed with you at night, you will be stuck with that behavior for the rest of your dog’s life. This behavior can cause a lot of problems, especially with dominance, as your dog gets older. Unless you suspect the puppy is trouble or has to use the bathroom, I would suggest ignoring the crying. It will eventually stop. You do not want to reward this behavior by picking up or petting your puppy when he cries. Your dog will learn to control you this way. It’s good for a puppy to learn to soothe himself. If you try to soothe him every time he cries, he will never be able to do it for himself. This will lead to separation anxiety and possibly dominance issues (where he thinks he can contol you). Another alternative is to buy a crate that is appropriate to the puppy’s size and put him/her in there for the night. Crates are den-like, and most often make dogs feel more secure. Dogs live in dens in the wild so it comes naturally to them. It’s good to crate train you dog ear
Well . . . if you plan on allowing the puppy on furniture and in your bed then putting it there now will probably work, BUT . . . if your puppy is to have its own sleeping place my suggestion is to put the puppy in a crate. I.e. a shipping crate where at first you can close the door. This gives the puppy a safe place to go. Then you can try the hotwater bottle or ticking clock. And actually until the puppy is fully house trained I would use the crate or short tie up even if I planned on letting the puppy on the furniture. There are many advantages to using a crate of some sort. Basically it takes the stress out of house breaking your puppy. A puppy will not willingly go to the bathroom where it eats and sleeps. Even a very small puppy will whine when it needs to have a pee or a poo if tied on a short chain or while in a crate appropriate to its size. As soon as they whine pick them up and immediately take them outside or put them on the paper by the door. This method takes all of the s
