Puppy crying at night

[RockysMum]

Sorry all as i have just posted a question but thought of something else i needed advice with please.Last night was our first night with our puppy and he was very good really,i went to bed approx 12pm and left him in the kitchen with his bed and toys,also i left the landing light on and the radio to settle him a bit.He cried for 15 mins which i ignored then he fell asleep till 4am,but then he really started crying and barking.I got up and let him out the back door for a wee and gave him a cuddle at which point he wanted to play for half an hour.Then i put him back to bed at 4.10 am and he barked for half an hour which i ignored again then he fell asleep again till 7.30am this morning.Did i do right to get up at 4am or should i have ignored him to morning as i dont want to start bad habits,or should i have got up more times with him being a puppy?

[andybrown]

heh hi again, our puppy was the same, we used a cage for ours big enough for his bed and some newspaper next to it, keeping the puppy in a smaller space will teach him to hold it in over night as the will naturally try not to wee where they sleep. we put ours to bed at around 11:30 -12 and leave him all night until around 6:30 when someone gets up and lets him outside, then shut him in the kitchen so he has a bit more space untill 8 when everyone else is up and can keep an eye on him, again as i said before i am completly new to this too and only going by the guidance of the breeder.
we were told to completly ignore him if he cries at night as the breeder had someone previously who kept going down to look after the puppy everytime it barked or whined and now THEY have to sleep downstairs with it :P but only being the first few days i would have thought wouldnt be too bad. we're lucky to have an older dog as well who sleeps in the same room as the puppies cage, but if the older dog leaves the room the puppy will start crying like mad.

[Keeko]

I agree. We used a cage for our puppy and he held off going to the toilet until the next morning. It also prevented him from chewing all our furniture etc.

[outfoxed98]

This all sounds very familiar! lol I got my Yorkshire Terrier puppy on friday night and was lulled into a false sense of security by the little monster as he slepy like a dream the firt night, but then cried the house down last night ALLL night!

I'm also not sure what to do but I have been advised to bring him into the bedroom with me. The problem is I REALLy don't want him sleeping in my bedroom. I'm a very light sleeper and I even moved my now 1 year old into his own bedroom at 5 weeks old because the slightest noise would wake me. Also I ultimatly want him to sleep in the kitchen and I'm guessing that wether I do it now or later he's going to yelp as he's locked away!

I have also been advised to set my alarm every hour to let him out to potty. For me this is totally over the top. I have a small child who gets up very early and I work full time. How could I cope getting up every hour? Plus if it takes him weeks to get the message I'd be like the walking dead!!!

There just seems to be so much conflicting advise out there. I guess you just have to do what suits you. Perhaps we should all come back online at 4am in the morning to console each other when they're yelping away! lol

[PuppyDoo]

We found the best thing with Scooby was to just ignore it. It's really difficult, it breaks your heart, but once you've "rewarded" him once by getting up, he will expect it all the time.

Scooby was fine after a few nights. We left a bedside lamp on for him (in the kitchen) and puppy sheets on the floor, and before long he learned that in the morning he would get to see us all and get lots of fuss.

Good luck