7month old puppy barking and whinging at bed time help required

[lottiepatterjack]

Hi

I was wondering if any one had any advice or tips I have a 7month old Patterjack that I have had since she was 8 weeks old. From the moment I got her she has always slept in her crate and I have never had any problems, she has always just gone to sleep. However for the last six weeks she has started to whinge and bark through the night and been trying to escape the crate.

I have done as all websites have said and ignored her and generally after so long (can be upto an hour or two on the worse nights) she will go to sleep. She is fed in her crate and never punished or sent to the crate its always been a happy place for her to go to. I just don't understand why she has started doing this or why after so many weeks she hasnt realised by whinging and barking that I wont come down.

Any help or tips would be appreciated as im not sure how to combat this.