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I have bought a little puppy and he will not stay on his own in the nights. The only place that is safe to leave him is the kitchen because of the possibility he will chew elecric wires etc.

Any advice or tips please...
Alyson

have you tried leaving the radio on low?

Have you tried a dog cage, he wont be able to get out that way.
Just lost our old boy and as he was blind had to have one for him otherwise he would keep us awake all night walking into dead ends and not being able to get out.

Also, I assume the puppy has some toys to snuggle up to? Poor little soul, he is missing his siblings and his mummy. You could try a warm hot water bottle under the blanket as well as long as he wont chew that!

Tina xx

I have tried leaving the tv on low for him but he just howls.
The hot water bottle sounds a good idea.

Thankyou.
Alyson

Mine have always slept in the bedroom with us but in their baskets. Leaving a radio on sounds like a good idea.
Good luck

Amanda

I would look at getting a dog crate. They are not cruel far from it - my sisters two labs are fully grown and still have their crates (open at all times now) and at bed time off they trot with their blankets to their crates, to them its there safe space so to speak.

They are easy to clean out while you are training them if they have any accidents and are a good way to help train your dog and also keep them safe when you need to open doors etc - put a nice bed in there and some toys - you will both probably benifiet from the security.

are you still in contact with its mum, is it possible to get a cloth with her scent on to give him at night

We have a 9 month old and i must admit, he sleeps in our room, its damage limitation!

Good luck,

Caz xx

Try putting a clock under the blankets ( to the side ) one which makes a noise, it reminds them of heart beats, along with a hot water bottle

Have to agree with Maddie. My sister's terrier was used to a cage in her room and had all sorts hidden in "her" space. She has since been promoted to the bed since the labby passed away. In fact when we went on holiday she even had a babies travel cot and was happy as larry in one of those. As Maddie says it also contains any mess.

~~~~~~~waves to Maddie~~~~~~~

Tina xx

Thankyou all for your advice.
I had heard about the clock as it is supposed to simulate the mothers heartbeat.

I am not in contact with his previous owner but when i bought him i mentioned about the mothers sent. The owner told me that she put clean blankets in his bed every day so it would not make a difference.

I do not want to have him in my bedroom because of little accidents although for 10 weeks old he is very good with going on puppy training pads. Also i have electric wires and plugs that he could get to.

The only thing that works is if one of us sleeps on the sofa and he is in his bed next to the sofa. Not so bad at the moment because the children are off school / college but that cannot last.

Regards.
Alyson

You could try leaving it in a room for a few minutes, aslong as it is quiete give it a treat,and make a fuss of him, then leave abit longer, say 15 mins and give another treat, etc etc.The most important thing is that the pup knows who is boss, if my dogs anything to go by........he's the boss!!! lol
Actually he was the boss and can sometimes be bossy, but he also knows his place now. We relented to a dog trainer.
We've had simular probs in the past with our dog, we have a stair gate now and the downstairs is open to him and he's fine. Last thing at night he comes up on the bed with me whilst l read, when OH is ready to come up he whistles and the dog goes back down:o))
Crate is a good idea,but again he needs praise and perhaps treats for the time he is good.
Or ask advice at vets!!
Good luck

jude :o)

Alyson.........if you definitely want the pup to sleep downstairs on his own then that is what he has got to get used to. You have to ignore his howling etc and he will give up and go to sleep ( eventually ).

As you say , one of you having to sleep on the sofa just isn't going to work in the long run .

Amanda

My daughters dog had 2 pups 7 weeks ago.Mum used to lay on the sofa and both babes were in a crate.They created merry hell and kept my daughter awake.Mum lost all interest in them after 4 weeks.In the end they must have drove mum mad as she would get off the sofa and get them both out of the cage and climb back on the settee lol.One has now been rehomed but still has the other one that she now takes to bed. annie

Amanda.
I did try just leaving him with his bed, toys and a drink in the kitchen last night but i gave up at 4am because he kept us all awake with his howling.

He is adorable during the day and very very wicked but a nightmare in the nights.

Alyson

Awwww Grannie.
I know how the Mum felt.

Alyson

Thankyou Alice.
I know you are right but it is so hard to put into practice..

Alyson

Daughter has just phoned and said Dotty has just opened my christmas pressie lol Annie

When my puppy was feeling lost and alone I put an old dressing gown (or anything you have really) which had MY scent on it into his bed.

This settled him enough to make him feel we were close by and we all got a good night's sleep.

He's got used to you now and relies on you to comfort him and it's your scent which will settle him down - try it, you've nothing to lose!