8 Week old puppy won't settle at night
Anyone help? We got a 8 week old puppy this weekend, and he doesnt seem to settle at night. He yelp's and cries, and even having our other dog around him doesnt help. Any suggestions? Really need to get him settled as before long the neighbours will be complaining.
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Blankets to comfort him and keep him warm.
A cuddly toy
A little clock to remind him of his Mummy's heartbeart, (tick tock) it's tuff being away from her.
Maybe a luke warm hot water bottle underneath all those blankets.
A small radio on quietly so he can hear voices/noise.
A few little treats
& of course plenty of water.
Be patient, it does take time for them to settle, and perhaps make sure you come down once or twice to let him out to pee throughout the night
Good luck!
hope this helps
Aww, it's early days. Good luck though.
Can you post a pic?
Here you go
Adorable! *Sigh* I'd just want to put him in my pocket!
Thanks for posting.
Oh I've been told the same, it's heartbreaking hearing them cry after knowing what they've been through.
We're going to keep him in our kitchen tonight as he seems to spend most of his sleeping time in there. We're going to try the ticking clock idea, and put one of my tops within his bed to help him settle. Just hope it works
Yeah, you see this face and would think butter wouldn't melt in his mouth!
He's a little monkey at the moment.
The advice to give him something of yours to keep is good. When I was a teenager, I got a border collie puppy. He was fine during the day, but at bedtime he'd yelp & sound like he was crying. I couldn't stand hearing him & used to be forever going down to cuddle him. One night I left him one of my black t-shirts, & he put it in his basket. From that night on, he was as quiet as anything. If you tried to wash it, he'd go mad, so we ended up with me having to wear another one for a couple of hours to get my smell on it, then swap it for the dirty one to wash it & pray he wouldn't notice. Even though they were the same colour, he'd look at it, do a couple of reccy's to make sure it was OK to put his bum on, then plonk himself down on it & that would be him settled for the night.
When we got our dog we left the radio on( turned down quite low) so he could hear voices and a t-shirt that someone in your house has worn so he feels close to you. Also a hot water bottle is quite good as it helps them feel warm like they are still next to their mum and lots of blankets and a clock under the blankets so they can hear their parents heartbeat. Hope this helps.
Aw he's so cute! Good luck
Hope he settles soon for you - far more hurdles to cross but they are worth it!
I know some dog trainers might not agree with it, but I used to let him sleep on the bed, which usually resulted in me waking up half in, half out whilst he was sleeping soundly on the pillow, lol.