Need help - puppy crying at night and house training

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Marnie

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Hi there,

I am 'puppy sitting' a 10 week old puppy until I can take it to its new owners next week. She is a little terrier cross and lovely, but I am having trouble with her at night and with toilet training.

At night I have put her into a crate with fleece blankets that she can bury into, but she wont settle and cries, climbs into her water etc. I have another dog in a crate that she can see. I was hoping that if I left her, she would eventually settle and that seemed to work the first two nights, but not last night. As well as her being upset, I am worried about my neighbout (semi-detatched house!). What should I do? I have tried putting a cuddly toy in with her for her to cuddle up to but that hasn't helped. It goes against all my instincts to take her out when she cries, but I am worried about the stress to her and the noise!

Also, can anyone give me any house training tips? I haven't had a puppy for a while! I take her out as soon as she has eaten or slept, and if I have left her for any period of time at all. She will wee or poo, but then still comes in and 5 minutes later will go in the house! She is not going in the same spot each time and doesn't seem to be marking territory or anything. Anyone any suggestions?

Thanks for any help!
 
I am sorry to hear of her troubles. I would be tempted to remove the water before I went to bed, to stop her getting cold and wet if she is climbing into it. I have heard of people giving the puppy an item of clothing that smells of them as a comforter. As she can see another dog, she is probably crying because she wants to get in with it and snuggle up as this may be the torment. Could you try putting her away from the other dog to see if she settles?

As for coming back into the house to finish emptying, I would leave her outside for a little bit longer to see if that works. Often puppies will do a couple or three little puddles and not empty in one go. I understand from other people that when a dog has "been" in your house it is extremely difficult to remove the sent. Even though you will have used household cleaning products, dogs can still smell through this. I do believe there are special doggy products that will remove the smell and this may help.

When I had puppies I bought special senting towls that encourgage the dog to go to it and keep it in one place. You put them by the door and gradually it all fits together.

I am sure others on the forum will be able to give you lots of help, I am thinking back now from a few years ago and may not be as up to date on these things.
 
Give her ticking clock as it mimic's mother's heartbeat.. but you'll have to bear with it and let her settle on her own... i know it's difficult. some puppies cries one night then stop then again in another night, it won't be instant stop it will take awhile. (hope your neighbour is forgiving as if you have/had a baby you'll be in similar postition but at least puppies cries for short while)

I have terrance house, my pup never cried at night but barks the house down in the evenings (due to people shouting outside), neighbours never said anything, i always apologises to them when i see them they said "didn't hear anything"..

At 10 weeks it's still very young for house training... put newspapers on the floor in the kitchen, when you go out don't make it obvious that you are going out, put radio on/tv on then leave her where she's safe with newpapers once she is settle just go out without fuss. Of course make sure she does her business before hand and afterwards. Leave plenty of puppy safe toys /rubber chew toys, perhap play with the pup for good while so she is tired.

My pup have toys in the kitchen when i go out but hardly touches them and he just goes sleep. he's JRT. also I take him for an hour walk before i go out. (not possible in your case i know)

Good luck
 
i have done this twice and worked both times. i get one of my OH work tops (very sweaty) and put it in the basket. if the puppy is crying near the door i put one the other side along the bottom of the door so when they sniff they can smell that you are still there. i had to do this with my retired 5yo greyhound who had lived in kennels all his life and it worked a treat. good luck
 
I like the idea of a smelly jumper along the bottom of the door - how many times have you seen a dog put it's nose to the door and 'hoover' the smell in
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I hope you have a better night with the puppy.
 
Thanks for all your help! Things changed slightly yesterday, in that I ended up with a second puppy to 'puppysit' - I have got to deliver them to friends on Monday morning. This stopped the crying - unfortunately it will start again when they get separated again on Monday, I am sure! We had no accidents during the evening though, I turfed them outside as soon as they woke or had eaten, and we stayed out for about 5 minutes each time at least - you were right, they didn't just have one wee or poo! We did have a couple of accidents over night - the beauty of fleece blankets, and how easy they are to wash!

Thank you again for the help, much appreciated!
 
hi when i got my pup he was 7 weeks old he hadnt been in a crate at all so this was a big step for him,the 1st week i stayed downstairs as i didnt want to keep going up and downstairs waking my child and my partner up to go and see to the pup.he was kept in the kitchen in his crate everytime he cried i got up and stood outside with him until he did a wee or a poo when he did a wee i said the word to him so he gets to know what a wee means,never speak to the pups when you get them out of there crates pick them up and put straught outside i did this and it helped because if you are speaking to the pups then they will associate crying with attention.only at night dont speak to them.i did this routine for a week and my pup stopped crying and got the hang of housetrainig everytime the pups play, eat, sleep, drink, put them straight outside when they have done something, really make a fuss of them so they know when they do there buisness outside they will get a fuss.hope this helps
 
i've been told that a ticking clock (sounds like their mother's heartbeat) and a hot water bottle are the best things to get them to relax and sleep. i'd take her water out of the crate so she can't get all wet, too.
i have terriers, and they aren't the easiest to housetrain. keep newspaper near the door and keep putting her on it to do her business, and lots of praise... worked for me.
and remember that toddlers are years old before they get the hang of controlling where and when they go, but we expect dogs to learn it in weeks! good luck, hope she's quiet tonight!
 
Hi, we brought our 10 week old male lab home on Sunday, which was a bad night, he howled and cried so much, I slept next to his crate as I didn't want to wake my family nor neighbours! On Monday, I was determined that he needed to get used to the crate and be on his own. He cried for a short while, but then settle, great, or so I thought. He started crying at 4.45, so I took him outside to do his business which he did, but when I put him back in the crate he would not settle, the same this morning at 4am. After leaving him crying and howling for at least 30 minutes btih mornings, I got up so he didn't wake the rest of the house.

He loves the crate, goes in to rest and play with his toys, and of course settles when we go to bed.

How do I get him to settle again after a "loo visit" in the early hours? I really need to him go back to sleep.

Thanks
 
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