Help - our 16 week old pup won't stop screaming and yelping at night (and it's upsetting our other dog, who is extremely sensitive)

[HyacinthB]

What do I do?

We collected her from Battersea on Saturday.

The last 2 nights I slept on the sofa in the kitchen with her, which was the only thing that settled her.

I can't keep doing that!

Tonight I left some clothes that I have been wearing at the bottom of her bed...

The screaming and yelping is phenomenal!

very good that you spent a couple of nights with her as she is only a little puppy and in a new place.take deep breath, take wine round to neighbours, by earplugs and just stay upstairs.will be horrid for a few nights and should then stop.you mustnt give in and go down or puppy will realise that it just has to scream for 2 nights etcbefore you give in.try leaving a stuffed kong toy before you go to bed and then by time puppy finished chewing it you should all be upstairs, lights off etc. am presuming you dont have puppy shut inside an indoor kennel?

Thanks for this...

will try hot water bottle suggestion...and a stuffed kong is a good idea.

...oh we do have an indoor kennel, but we don't leave the door shut....

indoor kennel totally fine if door left open, try covering it with a big blanket and lots of doggies use it as a time out if you have a busy family!

...that's why we got it - to provide her with a retreat from noisy 4yr old and 2 yr old (who whilst young, are pretty good with her on the whole)

we found whining unbearable so i put the puppy in a crate and put crate in our room where pup could see/smell us. slept well and silently. over next nights moved crate nearer to bedroom door and then outside bedroom door and then further away... you get the picture. worked a treat - though we do live in a flat so no upstairs/downstairs issues. dog loves its crate and sleeps there no problem wherever we are (ie at home, holidays etc).

Get a t-shirt you really don't want to wear ever again, and use a kiddies hot water bottle that has a toy cover over it, then "dress" the bottle in that t-shirt and leave it in the pups bed. In regards to a kong- great idea, use a meat-paste and leave it in the fridge (or freezer) for a few hours so the pup has to really work at getting the paste out.

Try not to be too caring if you have to go downstairs to the pup as he/she will see this as a reward for yelping & screaming. Try to show displeasure without scaring or distressing the pup though.

On the upside they do grow out of it -I've been there with all four dogs- the two staffies were by far the most vocal.

i had the same thing with my pup a year ago.
the best thing to do is have her in your room in a big cardboard box if you cant afford a crate, with blankets and hot water bottle for a few nights.
If she does seem to whine and yelp, offer a kind hand and some love, she just misses her family. Your her new family now and she is only a baby!
After a few night move the box closer to the door slowly night by night, then outside your door, then eventally close the door. Our dog slept in her bed quite content outside our door for a few weeks, then we moved her downstairs.
Honestly just be patient and it will get better!

Ahh welcome little pup ...

Totally agree with the others it just takes time.

FWIW - ours were always put in a pup cage (door open) with various comforting things including a hottie but i didn't bring them upstairs.

Basically I treated them all as small babies and had a "night - time routine" settle them down, kept the light dim, soft talking and gently withdrew .....

However - kids and dogs - they're all small beasts at the end of the day with their own quirks and needs !!

Just stick with it and it WILL all be fine very soon ..... Good luck and Big tummy rub to the pup !

She's already made great strides with the 'separation anxiety'...wish same could be said re housetraining!

I'm sure it will all settle soon, being 16 weeks and a rescue she will need a bit of extratime and understanding. Treat her like a new tiny puppy and put her out for the toilet every half an hour-1hr, after play, sleep and food. Tons of praise when she goes outside for the toilet and completely ignore any accidents inside.

What breed is she?

She's a cross breed - half dachshund and half jack russell.

I've been super vigilant with the house training - out after meals, after periods of sleeping, after excitement, or around half hourly if none of the above applies.

Have barely left her this week but there has been the odd occasion when I've had to (eg school drop off - circa 45 minutes), and on these occasion have invariably returned to a puddle or worse.

Plus she has quite happily spent the last two nights on her own downstairs - but each morning I have discovered pee and poo (and she didn't cry in the night to be let out; because I would have gladly responded)...sigh..

However on the upside she is impossibly cute

That my exact reason for crate training although it isn't for everyone

Get a crate/cage! We got one on magnolias advice and our pup, 10 week old JRT x Yorkie has not had a single accident over night. If allowed to roam the house when DH is in charge (and not being very observant to look for signs of needing to go) he will leave a puddle, but when caged he knows to hold it. Bless Him. Can't recommend one strongly enough. There's nothing worse than having to play "find the poop" first thing in the morning!

Oh I am so glad it has worked for you 2ndtime

HyacinthB: Hows your pup doing??