Richie10 345 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Picked up my new dog at the weekend, was devating what to get and this turned up. I have a question, he is 4 months old and he is away from his mum but living with his brothers. Now he is on his own how long does it take for them to stop crying? I cant keep sleeping in the kitchen with him.... Thanks for any help. Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
inan 841 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Picked up my new dog at the weekend, was devating what to get and this turned up. I have a question, he is 4 months old and he is away from his mum but living with his brothers. Now he is on his own how long does it take for them to stop crying? I cant keep sleeping in the kitchen with him.... Thanks for any help. Couple of years. Rich Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richie10 345 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Picked up my new dog at the weekend, was devating what to get and this turned up. I have a question, he is 4 months old and he is away from his mum but living with his brothers. Now he is on his own how long does it take for them to stop crying? I cant keep sleeping in the kitchen with him.... Thanks for any help. Couple of years. Rich Looks like I will have to fit a bed in there now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dangergirl 13 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Put a few toys in there with him, but to be honest i would just leave him to it, hes going to cry for a few days, its only natural as hes away from his mum ect; but by sleeping with him your only prolonging the situation and making a rod for your own back!! Give him a few days and he should be o.k DG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
polecat 1 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 have had same prob over last couple weeks with pup that was hand reared but now she fine give dog run of house and at night put it in kitchen and let it cry its self sleep it will learn when in kitchen and doors shut its bed time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markp76 0 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Can always leaving a radio on at low volume, worked for me think he thought it was some company in there with him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne & Lisa 0 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 2 weeks izzy cryed for in the kitchen, but polecat is right izzy has the run of the house until bedtime then when you put her bed in the kitchen and turn the tele off she just goes in now and waits for you to shut the door, EAR PLUGS worked for me ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richie10 345 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks guys. I will get him some chews and toys for him to keep interested and buy some ear plugs! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dpitman 0 Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 hi,mate try playing with him before bed time to get him tired out and maybe buy one of those rubber toys you stuff with meat my dogs were like that this seemed to work with them they soon stoped as they settled in but you should try not to sleep in the kitchen with him he will expect it every night for many years to come...atb mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richie10 345 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Thanks for all the replies. I tried to ignore him lastnight, put him in the garage, but he wined and wined, had a neighbour come round and ask if a dog was trapped! He slept until 2am and then started again, I brought him to the upstairs toilet and had to 'sleep' by the door. Think I am making it worse buy doing this but things are being made worse by this weather! Hopefully it will improve or I am gaining a dog and losing a wife! Not sure if this is a bad thing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dangergirl 13 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 honestly bud just leave him by himself, it WILL take a few days but he will get there. Every time you give in your back to square one, and hes winning the battles with you already. Your the boss and only you can make a change, it will work. DG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Attack Fell Terrier 864 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Picked up my new dog at the weekend, was devating what to get and this turned up. I have a question, he is 4 months old and he is away from his mum but living with his brothers. Now he is on his own how long does it take for them to stop crying? I cant keep sleeping in the kitchen with him.... Thanks for any help. Rich Rich I don't want to sound like a sh*t head, but its a dog mate! Treat it like a dog and all will be well. Leave it to cry, when it understands that you're not gone forever and that he will see you in the morning when you get up, it'll stop crying and get used to the routine. Sounds a nice cross though, Is this your first dog? Best of luck with it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pignut 4 Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 He needs a bedtime routine. He gets his last run out for doing his business and then you put him in his bed, where it is warm (an old duvet, whatever, maybe a large teddy bear that smells that can imitate warm things in his bed that might be his brothers and sisters). I would buy those wax earplugs that you can get in chemists (the ones that mold into your ears when warmed in your hand) and you ignore him. The dog has access to water, is warm and dry. He is lonely and if you become the substitute family, then you are setting this working relationship right from the start as wrong. If you, as pack leader, say bed, then bed it is. Do not chop and change looking for the "right" environment, just stick with where he is safe and warm. I prefer not to put them out in a shed - but some folk do. As long as you stick to your rules, your limits and your routine at the beginning, then he knows where he stands and can adjust his emotions to suit his environment. If some days it is the bedroom, then the bathroom, then you sleeping outside......then he doesn't know what is right or wrong. I realise you are obviously trying to do your best. If he is a house dog, anyway, and no one minds, I would put the dog bed by the side of your bed (mine have an old sheepskin) and let him sleep by the your bed (but not on, kicking him off and pointing to his bed everytime). If that does the trick, then it is the best of both worlds. Good luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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