Here I am again. I'm sure you're all going to start avoiding me, but I need help AGAIN!!
Ok, so when we brought our Lakeland Terrier pup home a week and a half ago, he was fine at night for the first few days - weed his bed before I could get to him in the morning and had one or two pooh accidents. But we didn't hear a peep from him all night.
Fast forward a week, and he's howled from 3am since Sunday night! What is going on? This morning was a nightmare (I am not exaggerating, btw!). I got up to him at 2.30, and he'd wet his bed, and as soon as I let him out of the crate he pooed on the floor before I could get him out the back. So I cleaned up, put him back to bed. I put a warmed up wheat thing in with him, wrapped up in a towel to try and get him comfy.
He started barking and howling pretty much as soon as I turned the light off. I went back to bed, and myself and dh lay listening to him. Dh kind of lost the plot, and came down, put pup in the kitchen in his crate (we're open plan downstairs, and the kitchen is separate with a door) until dh got up at 6am. I'm glad he came down first - it was a bit of a disaster. Pup had pooed in his bed, and then managed to spread it EVERYWHERE - all over the inside of the crate - up the bars over the base and his bed, and all over the kitchen floor!! The wheat thing had been destroyed (I knew somewhere in the back of my mind that I'd regret using it!) and there was wheat everywhere too. God, this sounds like something out of some sick comedy sketch! So the crate had to be hosed down, and the dog had a bath this morning!
What am I doing wrong? Come on I can take it - I NEED to know what to do and to rectify any mistakes I'm making!! He's a lovely puppy - in the daytime, a positive joy!! I've taught him to sit, come to his name, and he follows me around everywhere. He plays beautifully with the children, and I can't wait to get out of the house with him (he has his final vaccination next Tuesday). But nights are turning into a hell on earth (not to overstate it!!). Getting rid of him isn't even an option in my mind. So please don't say anything like that!! But please help!!