Hi everyone...I've been getting lots of good tips from the site and have really enjoyed everything about it, so decided to join and introduce myself...or rather my new puppy!

 

We picked up our 10-week old female tri fluffy (Isabella) on Saturday and our world has never been the same.  She is a joy!  In true puppy fashion she wants to sleep all day and play all night! The first days we were home all day with her she'd sleep in the living room with us, curled up in a fluff ball behind her food/water bowls, or in a corner next to a couch.  Her crate was there, but she wasn't at all interested in the daytime. Now, I'm back to work so she goes with her crate (open) in her designated safe area.  I figure that way she can go in and out of it if she wants.  She doesn't whine in there at all, only peed on the tile once and was good about peeing and or/pooping as soon as I took her outside.  Both my husband and I have gone home at different times today to check on her and take her out.  Daytime is going pretty well...   

 

Now, the nights are killing me!  The first night she slept very well.  She only whined/barked for a few minutes in her crate.  The following 2 nights have gotten progressively worse.  I KNOW I need her to learn and am rewarding her for crying if I take her out...I can shove my fingers in my ears, cry and try not to respond, but my family isn't as understanding!  They want to get her and love her so they can sleep.  If anyone has any suggestions as to how to survive the adjustment period I'd be happy to hear them!   

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I put Rufus right by my bed on a table about the same height as the bed. As he was falling asleep, I put my hand in the crate and did the same after he got up at night, but didn't talk to him or play with him. He whimpered the first night or two, but never cried or screamed. After a week or so, I put the crate on the floor right next to my bed and slowly moved it farther away over time. He's very content sleeping somewhere in the room, and will even not fuss if we put him in the nearby laundry room. Obviously, every dog is different, but I would definitely do the same thing with a new dog. Our last puppy we put in another room, and she cried for a week.

Oh, I took too long writing this. I see Sammie wrote exactly the same thing I did. I guess it worked for both of us.
THANKS to all for the kind words and suggestions! I do try to keep her up as much as possible in the evenings. Sometimes there is just no waking her! I've taken her outside to try to wake her up and she just flops in the grass, I pick her up, move her and start over! Funny. Her crate started out upstairs with us but she just would not settle down. I was worried I wouldn't hear her if she was downstairs. HA HA! No chance of that! I put her crate in a half bath downstairs. At first, I'd always close her in at night (close the crate door). Yesterday was my first day back at work, so she was in the same space but with the crate door open. I put some papers out in case she had to pee (she did!), even though she still got let out several times yesterday. So, last night, I put a tshirt of mine and my husbands dirty socks (I know, eww, but she was snuggling then before bedtime) in the crate, tossed in a treat and she went in and laid right down! I left the crate door open again and she didn't make a peep. How bad was that that I didn't close the door? I guess she really needs to get used to that part! She slept for about 4 hours and then woke up. I took her outside, she pooped and then I put her right back to bed. This time, she whined for maybe 3 minutes before she went back to sleep. She was up before the birds (buy only and hour before my husband gets up anyway), but that's OK. We got some sleep! This morning when it was time for me to leave, she actually went in and laid down! Yeah! She's getting it, but I know we still have a long way to go!
It is so hard to remember that far back! I don't remember that Odie cried when place in his crate at night. i do know that we made sure that he was worn out before putting him in the crate, and that we played a radio real low. some of these suggesions are good, so give them a try. Good luck.

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