my new puppy crying!

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We have a 5year old Labrador(no problem) on Thursday friend gave us a mastiff puppy, she's lovely but cries all night.neighbors now complaining, wibu to say it will only be for short time or tell them tough?

Thank you all for your ideas I will be trying them ttonight, have got a blanket from her mum and a ticking clock. All went well at the vets she is strong and healthy and is going to be huge! Lots advice regarding feeding her.she will not be going back to Mum for milk we have a type of formula from vets. Spent most day snuggled up to my lab.
nursey- at no point did I try to be a saviour just a person who couldn't bear watching another dog die.

awww she's gorgeous!!! Sounds like things are on the up!

Thanks for sharing

She is gorgeous! You are doing a good thing.

I know this sounds odd, but do you have any sort of sling you could have her in when she is napping during the day? My dog loved being held when he was very little. I think it was the warmth and the heartbeat that made him relax.

She's gorgeous and looks like a good weight

Apologies for over-generalising, BecauseIsaidS0, I didn't mean to tar everyone with the same brush! My experience of dogs in Spain comes from visiting friends in southern Spain and witnessing a lot of poor care (down to ignorance, rather than intentional cruelty).

There are large numbers of strays, few dogs are neutered (my friends have suggested to Spanish neighbours that they should have their dogs neutered, and got a horrified reaction. The horror seemed to be down to a mixture of the cost of the procedure, and a general cultural opposition to the idea). Dogs left to guard holiday properties alone for weeks on end, dogs escaping and mating like anything, bitches producing litter after litter of unwanted pups. It's terribly depressing. But maybe not as widespread as I feared, going by your experience.

Thanks all, she's lovely!
pippi-good idea
badbride- we are in southern spain and that it is down to ignorance.the thought of neutering horrifies most people here,they actually believe it's cruel.
not everyone in Spain is the same though.

She is adorable.

Hope she settles soon.

She's lovely. :) Good luck tonight.

FWIW, I don't think you presented yourself as a 'saviour', just someone who cares abut this sweet pup.

She is adorable. Well done for what you are doing. Good luck.

I wanted to apologise OP as I've been very grumpy in this thread!

You're doing your best and looks like you're doing a fab job so far.

I hope she settles soon and stops crying

Thanks, badbride. I would say that behaviour is a function of the part of Spain (a very rural area maybe?) rather than a characteristic of the whole country. Bit like when in the UK you read the news about a dangerous dog not handled properly by their owner which then goes on to kill/maul a child. You wouldn't think that this is something that is widespread in the UK. Same as with Spain - in my middle class city, most people treat their dogs incredibly well and are responsible owners.

She's gorgeous!

Sadly this kind of situation is all too common in many countries (standard in Greece where I am from and even found in France where we live now!).

If I were you I would take her into the bed with me. It will not cause separation anxiety, rather it will help prevent it. Keep her with you for as much of the day as possible, it will help her adjust and sadly I think it would be better if you stoped taking her to her mum.

Thanks again for all your help!
Nursey- no problem it's an upsetting subject.
she doing much better, very playful and her crying is slowly getting better,especially when she's held, she took to snuggling up to my lab, he doesn't sseem to mind.kids sworn she grown in a few hours.

Our pup sleeps with the kids. They all love it!

Boo- stopped taking her to Mum after I posted this, was obviously causing them both stress. She's sleeping with me or kids now.

We had this with both of our dogs as puppies, cured by letting them sleep in our bed, against the advice given at puppy school