New puppy howling!

[Lightning]

I need some advice! I bought a new puppy on Sunday. Had a pretty much noise free night until 6am in the morning. Last night was a joke though. It howled all night long, and I'm not just talking about wimpering but throatback howling!

now I know the puppy is unsettled and lonely and needs to learn and I only went downstairs once last night where I gave him attention and tried telling him to be quiet and sit in his bed which is in a cage/pen thing. He was quiet, but as soon as I go out the door he starts again. I never went down again until 6am. As soon as he is out of the cage and in company he is fine.

My other dogs I've had have never howled like this and I have 2 lodgers in my house and have to think of them too. I don't want to have to give in to him and want him to learn that he is sleeping downstairs and alone. Will he actually stop and how long will it probably take.

Any advice would be greatly welcomed

 

[AmyMay]

I couldn't bear it and would have to let the little thing sleep with me.

Have you tried the clock under the bed thing??

 

[piebaldsparkle]

He will stop. Sometimes giving them a worn t-shirt helps them settle quicker as they can smell your sent that way.

 

[Lightning]

No, whats the clock under the bed thing?

I can't have him on the bed with me, he's a baby Rottie so he will be a bit too big for that. Although I did think about it last night!

 

[Lightning]

I hope he does!

How long will it be before he should stop though?

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Don't know for sure, few days/week tops, will check with my friend toinght. I couldn't take it after the 1st night

so mine sleep in my bed (but he is only a JR!!!).

 

[AmyMay]

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No, whats the clock under the bed thing?

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Apparently a ticking clock under a pillow resembles their mothers heart beat, and can help settle them.

 

[LauraBR]

I'm in the 'harden your heart and don't under any circumstances go to him when he howls' camp.

Clock is a good idea, hot water bottle covered with something that smells familar and perhaps a DAP diffuser would be a good idea.

If you leave the puppy to howl half the night and then go down you are teaching him that if he howls for hours, he gets a response. If you are genuiney worried about him then wait for a lull in the noise and go to him when he is quiet. He'll learn quicky that noise doesn't get him anywhere.

Same goes for howling when you separate him from you during the day- only ever go to him when he is quiet, don't even make eye contact when he is crying.

Good luck.

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Izt is right and you will reap the benefits in the long run, it took me much longer to get my JR to settle to being left home alone, than the family dogs we had when I was a child (mainly I think coz I fell for his sad little cries at night).

 

[spaniel]

I used to be in the same camp lzt but with the cocker pup I just couldnt bear it. I slept downstairs for three weeks so our neighbours could get some peace and then gave up entirely due to sleep deprivation!

I found that simply putting the puppy cage in the bedroom was enough to settle her and now she isnt bothered where she sleeps. (Although both of them will sleep on the bed given the chance!). When the collie pup arrived I managed one night before dragging the cage back upstairs!!

I wish I was tough but as Ive got older I seem to be becoming softer and softer!!

 

[LauraBR]

lmao Spaniel!

Wow your cocker was persistent

think I would have caved after weeks too!

 

[piebaldsparkle]

That's how it started with my JR......LOL

1st puppy in cage in Kitchen.....

then in cage in Bedroom.....

Then puppy on the bed.......

Then the little toad learnt how to dig under the duvet !!!

 

[SouthWestWhippet]

ahhhhhh, poor little love. He is crying because he is frightened, it is a totally unnatural state for a puppy to be on its own, in the wild this would mean pretty much certain death. I know that for some people, it is necessary for the dog to learn to sleep downstairs but you have to feel for him. it is a tough lesson.

Could you maybe put him in a box by your bed for a couple of nights and if he cries just roll over and drop your hand into the box? I did this with mine for the first week or so. When he is older and more settled it might be easier for him to get used to being alone all night.

 

[CAYLA]

Place a teddy in the cage minus the nose and eyes

otherwise he will probably chew them, this will give him something to snuggle into!!
Also only go down to quieten him down either a quick QUIET in a harsh tone, or a quick squirt with a water pistol (depending on his age) followed by QUIET, this must be done very quickly then leave the room, sitting with him or talking to him is giving him the attention he craves and he will carry on getting your attention the best way he knows !HOWLING!

Also cover his cage with a blanket so he cannot tell when it breaks light.
I have rescued hundreds of dogs and in the beginning you feel like tearing your hair out, but I have had to cage train all of them ( FULLY GROWN DOGS THE WORST) it does not take
long to settle them, but u need to stick with it!!
Try putting him in the cage on a regular basis whilst he is getting used to it and not just bed time. GOOD LUCK

 

[eventergirl2]

Aww poor mite hes just frightened

can you take the cage upstairs with you so he can see you thats all he wants after all you are his mommy now,think of it from his side hes taken away from mommy and rest of litter put in a cage and left on his own you wouldn't do that to a baby.

Sorry just my thoughts i have two dogs both from puppys and they were crate trained and slept in our room in their crates with one of my jumpers and never had any bother.

Hope you sort it out.

 

[foraday]

Arh bless he is lonely!

Nothing wrong with taking a Rottie to bed! I have a 6 and half stone Dobermann in bed! Fabulous contraception!!!!! Touch my mum and I will eat you!!!

Sorry but I am in the camp of a dog is part of the family and goes everywhere with you!

Good luck though with what ever you decide!

 

[Tempi]

i know its hard but you have to totally ignore him, dont go downstairs, not even once, to see him. He will soon settle and get used to it. Just make sure you get up early enough in the morning to let him out etc...When i first got my puppy she howled thw whole of the first night, second night and then on the third she just wimpered a bit. After that she soon got used to it, but id get up at around 530am to let her out. Gradually she learnt to sleep for longer and she sleeps til whenever now (she is over a year now tho!)

 

[emma69]

Try the clock, it does work, also a big teddy bear tucked up under his paws sometimes helps. Leaving a talk radio station on can help too. I cannot stand dogs in bed, much as I love them and will play with them during the day, licking my face etc etc, my bed is clean, and hygenic, I will not have dogs on it, in it, or even in the same room as it! Same goes for cats. He will get better, be tough

 

[tw1nn1ejo]

Our dog used to howl the first week we got her but after a week of keeping her sleeping in the kitchen she was fine! But because she was 3 when we got her then maybe your dog being a pup may take longer

Hope you get it sorted soon though! I had to go and sleep in the spare room for a week!

 

[Bosworth]

poppy was upset for the first evening but I got a microwavable puppy pad and tucked her in with a blanket, the pad, in a snug bed and left her in the kitched with the Aga and a ticking clock. She cried for about 10 mins - then went through till about 6am before crying again. The second day it went on for less time and by day 5 we were just going to bed and sleeping well. Make sure she has a full tummy but has been out for a wee so is comfortable but sleepy.

my other dog has sever separation anxiety and I was determined from the start that Poppy was going to be crate trained so I could leave her safely and happily. it has worked now at 5 months - sh sleeps theough the night and she hasn't howled since the first week. Bear with it, you will be pleased in the long run

 

[CLS.]

Rod for your own backonce you let them on the bed!

our poopy was great for the first week then started the boise thing but if you ignore it for a few nights he should settle. I found changing the time the heating comes on help avoid 5.30 wake ups i chnaged the timer to 6am and he now wakes up at 6! Although he has the occasional night of noise he is a reformed character

 

[mrdarcy]

My Tibetan Terrier was the third puppy I've brought up and the only one that would not stop howling at night when I first brought him home. The other two settled in their crates and never made even a squeak of noise at night.

With the TT I gave in and let him out of the crate after the third night. Once out he curled up in the basket with with dachshund and was quiet as a mouse. All he wanted was to be next to another dog. Doesn't help with the house training though, but luckily I have a dog flap and he trained himself by copying my other dog.

 

[Breezesbenefactor]

3 weeks for our Norton and it sounded like a monkey being strangled - keep with it it'll soon be over, best of luck

 

[gemmaw]

try a hot water bottle in his bed when you want him to go to sleep, they usually find the heat comforting and might help settle him off. Make sure its covered though, dont want to get him burned ;-)