We got our 8w old sprocker on Fri. Our puppy trainer-to-be advised putting the crate in our bedroom to start with and then gradually moving it.
Night one: Pup howled til 1am until DH slept on the floor next to her
Night two: DH slept on the floor. No howling so he got into bed at 2am.
Night 3: no howling. Crate next to bed still. DH in bed.
Night 4: moved crate downstairs. Much howling and then poo in crate at 11.30pm. Crate cleaned and moved back into bedroom.
Tonight: crate moved onto landing. After 5 mins howling DH took his pillow and is sleeping on the floor next to her.
This is stupid right? Given that we have a sofa in both the living room and kitchen/dining room (not sure yet where final destination of crate will be) shouldn't he just take the crate down there and sleep on the sofa until she's used to being in there? Or do people think she will sleep anywhere as long as he is next to her (which will be tricky when he is away with work...)? Should we just be going cold turkey and letting her whine? I'm certainly not sleeping on the floor and am quite surprised DH is being so soft!
Any ideas? I know it's early days so am prepared to be told that we're trying too much too soon if that is the case, I'm just really worried about doing something 'wrong' and creating a situation which is harder to unravel at a later date!
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rockybalboa · 24/06/2015 23:39
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