Crying dog. Ideas please.

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Last night usual night time regeme everyone up to bed. Pip in her bed with her blankey next to my bedside table. Quick stroke before I go to sleep. Turn off the light and she starts to cry. Sounds like a sobbing human. Goes on for ten minutes so turn on the light and she isn't asleep (she often had 'nightmares' when we first had her snarling and barking in her sleep then wimpering. But she is wide awake sucking her blanket just crying. Anyhoo invite her onto the bed for a cuddle as usually she is fast asleep before we settle in. (She is allowed on the bed but chooses not to unless its a cuddle or a lie in or OH is away. Anyway she settles down so light goes off and she removes herself from our bed back to hers and continues to suck her blanket and cry.
I have been with her 24/7 for the last eight days and the only thing that has upset her was on Tuesday when a delivery man knocked too loudly at the door and frightened her under the table.
So why do dogs cry? And how can I stop it. (She sleeps up with us because she gets v stressed if left alone in the dark. Hopefully we are gradually going to introduce it but she was in a state when we got her and seperation overnight made it worse.
Ideas please.
 
I would actually stop getting up and turning the light on, sorry, sounds harsh, or leave her a little night light or something in her corner of the room like you would a kid.
Do you lift a baby every time it cries? No - you caaan, but you're making a rod for your own back.
My old bitch used to sleep out back under my bedroom window and got into a habit of barking until I would come to the back door, minute I was in bed, she would start again. Just had to whack in some earplugs and stop indulging her!
 
I have a nervous labrador who has been really clingy and wimpery in the last couple of days.

I think it is because the farmer has put a gas gun bird scarer in the field next door, the dog is horribly gun shy. Now the windy weather has calmed down the noise is much more obvious.

This may not help, but today the dog has been really clingy - until I took it out to the butchers (he loves the car) and came back and gave him a marrow bone!! Curiously he is much calmer now.

It may be an extreme thing to do, but maybe you could try giving your dog a bone tonight when it goes to bed. May well drive you mad but if you can effectively 'distract' it from its fears then dealing with the fact it can't have a bone every night will be easier to deal with than a crying dog?

Alternatively, when my dog has been distressed I have been known to sleep on the floor with it.

I suppose what I am saying is that you may have to just try a few 'out of the box' not normal things as if you get sleep deprived it wont be good.
 
Sounds like you've taught her it works...

Ignore the noise - most dogs will usually shut up when they realise they aren't getting what they want. There is no need for them to be 'upset' at sleeping on their own.

I have one dog who ignoring didn't work with - he would howl (not cry, howl) all night. I stopped this by going into the room, firmly saying 'no' and walking out. It took about 20 times the first night, but I wasn't getting any sleep anyway and I certainly wasn't giving up.

Have you considered a DAP plug in to settle her nerves?
 
What everyone else said ^^^ Bahhhh:D and certainly and Inky suggests a Dap is a good idea, she is obv feeling a little unsettled and anxious for some reason and making a fuss will only heighten that and gives her a reason to feel there is a need to feel anxious.
 
Last night was the first time she had done it. I only turned the light on once as I was worried as not like her atall. We ignored her second time and she drifted off eventually. Will try a night light tonight. What symptoms does doggy colic have? Thought it could have been something physical.
We have had her 2 months and she three years old.
But no not molicoddling her just left her after checking and cuddling her to go to sleep. Well a little bit.:o
But no first time she's done it.
Where's the best place to get a DAP infuser?
 
Couldn't hear rumbling but she did do a lot of doggy pawing before she lay down. But poos were fine today but being spangle she does eat whatever she finds. :eek: yuck.
 
I wouldn't be at all surprised if she had a bit of discomfort somewhere last night. hopefully that will be the end of it-I would not be bringing her into bed when she cries. Either you invite her in before it starts or she sleeps on the floor. Otherwise it is going to make your Separation issues that much harder to deal with, given that you already have them in place.
 
No crying last night so think it was some kind of discomfort. But back to herself today bit more sparkling personality. Its hard to tell because she is so quiet now she's settled in. :D a calm and quiet cocker (inside) mental!
 
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