Crying At Bedtime

So what do you do to get your new puppy to be quite at bedtime?

Something that you need to understand when you first bring your puppy home......THIS IS THE FIRST TIME BEING ALONE AT NIGHT! You just took your puppy away from the only thing it has known his/her whole life. Your puppy is scare, lonely, and unsure of what is going on. A puppy doesn't whine when they feel secure and safe. You need to give your puppy time to get to know it's new "pack". Ease them into all these new rules, smells, people and sights. 
Pack animals sleep together. Putting your puppy in one room and you sleeping in another is going to cause your puppy to cry out looking for you and he/she is wondering why their not sleeping with the rest of the pack. NO....that doesn't NOT mean you have to put them in bed with you! LOL At night his/her cage needs to be in your room or if your comfortable with it...put his/her cage in your child's room. 

I would like to introduce you to Pebbles & BamBam. Pebbles is now 17weeks and BamBam is now 21weeks.

BamBam left, Pebbles right

I got BamBam first and he was already trained to like his cage. Too keep BamBam from feeling comfortable to go potty in his cage, I used the divider that came with the cage, to give him just enough room to lay down and get comfy.

•  First night - I got my pillow and blanket and laid down next to the cage with him in it. He was content, quite and fell asleep in no time.
• Second night - I moved a couple of feet away from the cage. Again he was content and fell asleep quietly.
• Third night - I moved even farther away. He is still able to see you at this point and should be comfortable with you being at this distance away from him/her.
• Fourth night - I moved farther away and he could see my pillow but not me. At first he gave a little whine but I gave a "shhh" and he quieted down and went to sleep. He just needed to know that I was there.
• Fifth night - I moved his cage into the bedroom and slept in my own bed! =)  He gave me a whimper but I told him it was alright. He settled down and went to sleep. 

I did the same thing with Pebbles 3 weeks later when I got her. It was must easier and didn't take as long because her cage was next to BamBam's. I gave it 3 days of me sleeping next to the cage. Not because she was scared or lonely but to let her know I am part of the pack too. 

I hope this helps you and you can fully enjoy all that puppy love day and night! =)

Any questions....please feel free to leave your questions on here or you can email me at: missionpawzible@gmail.com