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my dog keeps crying at night
Hey iam 17 years old and i just got a puppy for my b-day last week and he cries every night and my mom just had to go and put his cage outside my bedroom window and her cries are so loud that it keeps me up at night and I practically fall asleep in school what should I do?
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if you want your dog to stop barking then just put her in your room inside the crate and make sure she has toys. everytime she barks take her outside without talking to her and and if she goes outside praise her and put her in the cage and go right back to sleep. if she still keeps barking then cover the crate with a blanket and let her bark because is you dont ignore her, she's gonna do it because she wants attention. just fall asleep and let her bark all she wants shell get tired eventually and fall aleep...try to play with her alot in the day so at night she can fall asleep the whole night without waking you up. and dont put food in the crate. i know her barks are loud but dont worry my puppies barks are super loud and i just go to sleep and let him bark, now he falls asleep when i go to sleep.
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try letting him sleep in your bed for a while. once he gets used to your family the whining will stop
hope i helped
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I know how you feel,we have 5 dogs in the house and we just got another puppy,he also cries at night.what i do is i put a realyl cozy balnket(with your sent on it)and put it in there with him,also try to put some of his favorite toys in there and also a chewy bone that he will love.I hope i could help!
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Dont give the dog away no matter what you do. This can be worked out easly. Animals are like mini babies/ or mini humans. They have the want, and need to be near people. Like my cat she cried at night when i was in the hospital for 5 months. She missed me cause she used to sleep with me. All you have to do it take the puppy in the room with you to sleep. Just make sure when it gets older, you show it that your the leader of the house not it. If the dog things it's the leader, then it will controll you and your houshold. The dog is happer when it sees it has someone to follow. But like i said just take the puppy in the room with you to bed ok, that should work.
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Try a few things. First off... bring his cage inside!.
He's only a puppy and needs to be near people. I would continue to keep him in his cage to try and crate train him, but you need to bring his cage/crate inside and in your room. It's hard at first, but eventually he will start to see his crate as a place to sleep.
Secondly, try to tire him out at night by playing with him a lot before putting him in his crate. After playing with him, take him outside to go to the bathroom then bring him in and put him in his crate to sleep. Make sure it's comfortable for him with plenty of cushion. Use towels since puppies inevitably have accidents.. towels are easier to clean than blankets.
When he cries a lot, try draping a towel or blanket over his crate so that it's dark. this wil encourage him to go to sleep.
You should use this crate for his house training as well. Search for "crate training puppies" on google to find more info.
Read my answer to this question:
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about crate training and other stuff.
"Here's what you need to do to house train a puppy. Get a large crate, kind of like those airline dog crates. Don't get one that he fits nice in now, get him one that he fits nice in in about six months. So, in your case, you will have to get one quite large.
Here's how you crate train a dog. When you are not able to have your complete attention on the dog, then he should ideally be in the crate. When he is in the crate, he should not be in for longer than 4 or 5 hours. This will either cause him to have messes in the crate, which will make him messier in nature. Or it will cause him to forcibly hold his bladder and he will get a urinary tract infection.
When he is outside of his crate:
When you see him starting to look for a place to go to the bathroom, take him outside. When he gets up from sleeping, take him outside. When he gets done eating, take him outside. If it's been a couple of hours since he's gone to the bathroom, take him outside.
When you take him outside:
DO NOT take him for long walks. This will only make him think that outside time is for walk time, not for bathroom time. Take him outside for up to ten minutes, and no longer. And do not let him play or walk around. Find a designated area outside close to your door, where he can go each time you take him outside. If, after ten minutes he has not gone to the bathroom, then bring him back inside. When you bring him inside and he hasn't gone outside, then remember that he still needs to go to the bathroom and take him outside in less than a half hour and do the same thing.
If he goes to the bathroom outside:
When he goes to the bathroom outside, then say "good boy" and give him a treat. And then take him inside.
When he goes to the bathroom inside:
Sternly say no, or bad, or whatever else you say to scold him, and maybe give him a light tap on the nose, and then take him out immediately. Don't let him wait until you clean up the mess, take him outside for a few minutes, and then come in and clean up the mess. I know it sucks, and it's harsh on the carpets, but it's better to get him outside so that he associates going pee or poo with being outside. This will be much better on the carpets in the long run.
Now, here's a normal schedule.
When he wakes up: take him out of the crate and go outside for ten minutes. If he doesn't go to the bathroom, bring him inside and feed him. When he gets done eating, take him outside for ten minutes. If he doesn't go then being him inside.
Keep bringing him outside until he goes to the bathroom. Hopefully this happens before you have to leave for work/school if you have it. When you do leave the house. Put him in his crate. This shouldnt' be longer than 4 or 5 hours so he doesn't make a mess in his crate.
When you get home, take him out of his crate and bring him outside for ten minutes, etc, etc, etc.
At night time, when it is time for him to go to bed, put him in his crate. He will bark and wine and not like it at first, but trust me, it will end up being like a home to him. You may have a couple of restless nights at first, but again, in the long run, it will be very very worth it.
I may not have covered everything, so, if you have any more questions, simply ask and I will get back as soon as possible.
Now for him being hyper when people come over.
This doesn't mean that he has add or adhd, this just means that he is more social and likes people more than his sister.
One thing you can do is something that I described in the question that I answered right before this one. You should make him sit for EVERYTHING. This means, sit before he get's pet, before he gets food, before he gets treats, before he gets a door opened for him to go in or out.
Make sure the people that come over know this also. When someone wants to pet him, make him sit first. If he doesn't sit, then ignore him and wait 30 seconds. If he doesn't sit again wait 30 seconds and if he doesn't sit a third time, then give him a minute time out and then try again. Do this for everything, when you go to feed him, let him out of cage, and everything that he enjoys. This is the "nothing in life is free" kind of training, and it will work very well.
With the jumping... every time he jumps, turn your back to him and ignore him. When he stops jumping, turn around and pet him. Dogs jump to get more attention, and when they get ignored for jumping, then they will stop jumping.
You can try to have your neice help with this also, tell her to turn aroud, hopefully facing a wall. Tell everyone that comes into your house to do this and it will work like wonders.
About his nails. You can get then cut short. But, remember, after they are clipped they will be jagged for a few days and may hurt even more than normal, but in the long run it will be much safer for your neice and everyone else. If you don't know how to or you don't feel comfortalbe doing it, most vets will only charge ten dollars to bring an animal in to get their nails clipped.
Hope this helps and I wish you good luck with your puppy"
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maybe hes lonely and wants attention. most animals especially puppies dont enjoy being locked in cages hes probably sad or just wants attention. puppies are excitable and energetic and dont prefered to be confined in small wired boxes
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cage.. that sounds like the problem right there... it needs to feel comfort... i mean, it's a puppy and has been taken away from it's mom... how would you feel if someone took you away from your mom when you were little... so maybe you should try letting it sleep with you in your bed... or if your parents don't want it on the bed then sleep on the floor with it
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you should let him sleep at the bottom of your bed, because since they are young they need attention. that would be like putting a 2 year old alone at the park. you can put him in a fenced cage if you dont want him to go and chew your stuff in your room, but try to keep him in your room
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You could try to bring the cage into your room. He's probably not used to being alone. He'd probably even like it more if he slept with you. I had a puppy and she cried all night long too; I think he just want some loveee.
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Ah, she misses her brothers and sisters is all. She is used to cuddling up with them all and sleeping.
I have heard that an wind up clock helps id put in with them.
The best thing though would be to put a hot water bottle or any bottle with a tight lid filled with hot water, tucked in under a blanket. She will think she is with her family and go right to sleep all warm and cozy. :)
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I don't know if you already did, but try putting his cage into your room. If he still begins crying, let him up on your bed and try and let him sleep with you. He's only a puppy, so he's not used to being locked up in a cage, and sleeping with you'll probably make him feel comfortable and safe with you, while the cage might be making him feel scared and locked in and seperated from everyone. And then during the day [ while everyone's working and in school ] while he's in his cage, then he can learn to get used to the cage and all. And just make sure he has toys and food and water and everything in his cage.
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I hope I helped.
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Try spending more time with it.I used to have pupppies and I held them till they fell asleep.
But now I cant hold them anymore cause hes a dog now (T.T).Anyway...make your puppy happy.Then your dog would go to sleep and you con go to sleep and you wont fall asleep during class.
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When I first got my puppy she was 6 weeks. We made her sleep in a cage at first but she cried soooooo much. One morning it was around 7 and I went downstairs took her out, watched TV, and went back to sleep (I first put her up). That's when the crying just got out of control. So I brought her into my bed and let her curl up beside me so she felt safe, and comfortable. Ever since then she's slept with me. She's now 4 years old and still sleeps with me. But it's not so bad because you just get so used to the dog being there and sometimes without her I can't sleep. So maybe like I did, let her sleep with you and see how it works out.
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let him sleep with you.. and if he isnt potty trained let his cage in your room... thats what i did although my dog was trained when we got her at 7 weeks last year. also put the radio on low for him so he doesn't feel alone and make sure he has alot of toys and food. its going to be rough i mean think about it he is a baby and just left his mom and his siblings how would you feel?
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