Rehomed pup not sleeping

[PaperPumpkin]

We rehomed a 9 month old springador a week ago and she's been happy in general, but very unsettled at night. I suspect previous owners had her in their room/bed, given how keen she is to get in mine. But we need her to sleep downstairs. She has come with her own bed/bedding and goes happily into it. But she whined/barked the first couple of nights away. The next 3 nights one of my teenage sons camped in that room, just to quietly reassure her, & she was ok, though . The last couple of nights we've left her on her own and she's a little more settled, but still waking and whining many times during the night. And chewing things.

I've read that they should just be left and to respond only reinforces the whining. Any other suggestions, or should I just expect this to settle over time?

Thanks for any advice.

I am not sure it's "the right" thing to do (id probably be told off if I went to a training class) but I used to sit and soothe ours to sleep and then sneak off to bed I'm such a soft touch! Couldn't bear hearing him cry! When he woke in the night I would go down to him but I tried to wait until he was in between whimpers as you're right, if you go when they're crying it reinforces the idea that crying gets them attention.
We also both wore an old t shirt to bed a couple of nights then put it in his bed so it smelt of us.
He probably cried in the night for a week, maybe two, then soon settled.
Hope he settles soon for you!

Thanks RP23. She does settle if I sit with her and then creep out, but is still waking in the middle of the night. Having flashbacks to when my kids were babies! I've put my tshirt in with her tonight. It's good to know yours took a week or 2 to settle - we may still have a few sleepless nights ahead!

Don't leave her. She's crying because she's upset. She needs the reassurance. Sleep near her until she's happy and settled.

We got our current dog at 10 months. I decided to try something thats sometimes recommended for little kids - gradual withdrawal. So essentially I started (not too late at night) sitting nearby and gradually moved away, with some reassuring words as apt. It worked pretty well - probably a bit lucky!

But it sounds as though within a week she's already more settled so chances are the improvement will continue and she'll soon be sleeping through.

Good luck!

Could you leave a radio/tv on low just as background noise? Might reassure her..if not a clock nearby that tic tocs may help.

Can't she sleep in one of the children's rooms , our dog shares a double bed with ds , he's very happy this weekend because ds is away so he can spread out . We put a fleece blanket on his side of the bed that gets washed every 2 days , although he is generally very clean and doesn't moult .

No worries paperpumpkin! Hopefully she settles soon for you, but yeah ours was definitely a couple of weeks before he settled properly x

Oh and I just remembered, we wrapped up a little clock and put it behind his bed because we read they like the ticking, it reminds them of a heartbeat so is comforting.

Thanks everyone for your replies. Last night was a little better so I'm hoping she's settling bit by bit. When I went in this morning she had my tshirt at the door and I think had been snuggling in to that, so seems like it was giving her some reassurance. I'll try the ticking clock - had heard to use a radio but I don't have one I could put in her room, so will need to get one. There is always devastation in her room in the morning - she has chewed plastic, paper (we think we've made the room dog proof but she always finds something). Her previous owners said they used a crate when she was younger, so I'm wondering about trying that again, though it feels like a step backwards.