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My husband and I recently adopted a new cairn puppy. He is 12 weeks old and has been separated from his mother and litter for a couple weeks (according to the breeder). We have had him for about a week now. The first few night we put him in his crate with his bed in our bedroom, he did great! He whined for about 10 minutes, then went to sleep. Now all he does is whine! He will sleep in our arms and in his crate during the day, but not at night! We have gone three nights with little or no sleep. Does anyone have any suggestions for new puppies that won't sleep? :crybaby:

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You will get alot of suggestions, but the simpliest one is cover the crate. If its a plastic one, a towel over the door will work, if it's wire a sheet. Being in the dark seems to make them relax and sleep.

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Can your puppy see you from his crate? Sometimes if a puppy feels he is alone he will cry. The first night he was probably very tired because of the excitement/stress of a new home. Now that he's getting used to his new home and family he might not want to be separated from you at night. If he's not already in an area where he can see you, try that.

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Like the previous poster, I'd try putting the crate beside the bed where your puppy can see you. If that works, after a few nights you can move the crate a little further away, and this way eventually get it back to where you want it to be.

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lol Brad

Yes, it will pass. We cover ours up and always have since they were pups. We use a light sheet and they don't make a peep all night.

Miya

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you have a baby. you don't get to sleep at night. not right away.

i think your dog sounds like he is in real distress. it does take a while for independence to blossom, particularly if he really does sleep in your arms all day. he may experience it as a real deprivation (and maybe a bad signal from you) that he gets put away by himself at night. i would assume that he is just having a bad time adjusting. it is harder for some than for others. i agree with others that you might put the crate beside the bed so he knows he is not alone. cover it to keep the distractions down, it will be enough for him to hear you and smell you. make sure the crate is comfortable, cushions and all that. something to chew on, if he isn't teething he will be.

and just a check --he's not trying to tell you has to pee, is he?

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Thanks everyone for all the great tips! I truly appreciate it! We are going to try to cover his crate tonight and set it directly by our bed to see if that makes him feel better.

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I found putting the crate right next to me alongside the bed to be the greatest thing.

When Maxwell would start to cry I would ignore it or make a disapproving sound then, when he quieted down for just a few seconds, I'd whisper to him and stick my hand down alongside the crate. He'd get happy and lick my fingers or rub his side against the crate. Over time the periods of silence started to get longer and longer and the crying less and less once he realized that 1) crying gets you nothing and 2) he actually is[/] sleeping with me so there's no need to get upset in the first place.

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Otis did well for about two months. Since it is only him and I in the house I am retired,  I am the only one that's training him .

Otis did the same thing cried for a minute then went to sleep I try putting the cover on the crate he Pulled the cover through the crate! Our dogs are very smart!

once he got settled to the routine of the house he didn't want any part of the crate, so I took him out before he started crying again,  I own my own townhouse and I did not want the neighbors to suffer ,  needless to say now he sleeps in my bed which I have no problem because it's only me, and the nighttime crating was only a house training and he's been trained since he was four months old .   I know sleeping in the bed is not for everybody but all my dogs did . When I go out he's in the crate,  and he's fine with that .  Kong filled with peanut butter and Cheerios are a great treat for them in their crate.

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