First nights with puppy home

[HolaWeenie]

Morning, I'm unsure what to do with pup overnight when he first comes home, he will be 8 weeks....

Have him in our room, take him out for a wee when he cries?

In ear shot at bottom of stairs, take out for wee when cries?

Out of earshot and set alarm to take out for a wee?

Set up puppy pen, have pup in crate in pen with crate door open and pup pad in pen so he can go when he needs?

Any other suggestions or advice welcome. Thank you.

I think do which ever one you are happy with as I don't think there is necessarily a right or wrong way. If you look at the puppy survival threads on here lots of us have done different things depending on our preference and or puppy.

The only thing I will advise is that whilst some people use puppy pads and get on with them personally I didn't use them as I didn't want my puppy ever thinking it was the norm to pee or poo inside.

It's entirely up to you really.

My Dh slept downstairs on the sofa when we got our pup.

He slept down there for a good couple of months... she's now nearly 11 months old and happy to sleep downstairs on her own..though we still leave the tv on for her

I second the no puppy pad thing. It can confuse them

Dh slept on sofa for the first couple of nights he took Eric out at midnight and Eric slept in his bed next to sofa (no crates or puppy pads here) I got up at 6am and took Eric out again. He never cried or messed just slept from midnight until 6am.
It was what the breeder had done once she had moved Mum out a couple of days before we collected him. Dh came back to bed after a couple of nights and Eric slept in his basket alone.He has never been any trouble at night we were very lucky I think

No advice, but your puppy is utterly adorable! Does he have a name yet?

I think "they" advise you to decide where puppy will sleep in the long term and go from there. We decided pup would sleep downstairs (uncrated) from the beginning. Pizzapup was already toilet trained when we got her though.

Dh slept on the sofa with her for the first 2 weeks to give her reassurance. She still needs to go out for a pee through the night very occasionally but she gets up and hammers on the door handle so we DH gets up to let her out.

I got the happy puppy book and it advises a few days of letting the puppy sleep next to your bed in a cardboard box then moving it downstairs to a crate once it is feeling more confident and you have had chance to gradually introduce crate. That is my plan. I accept that the best laid plans don't always work out!

First couple of nights were at the foot of my bed, Next couple just outside the door, then top of stairs, then bottom and by 10 days he was sleeping in the kitchen which was where I intended him to sleep.

We never had any crying doing it this way

Thank you all, very useful advice, I need to give it more thought. I never intended to puppy pad as I thought it's just prolonging eliminating outside, the breeder has the pups in a pen one half rug the other half pad.

He's nameless! Although Arnie and Chewie are being bounded about.

Just because the breeder used pads or paper for toileting inside doesn't mean you need to continue if you don't want to. As a breeder it makes sense to use them as they aren't with them long and they don't have to properly toilet train them

Is he a Labradoodle- he looks like dDog1.

I've not used pads. DDog1 came here at 7.5 weeks - he went straight into a crate in the kitchen and I let him out at midnight and got up at 5am from night 1 and he never needed to go out between these hours.

I left him a Kong in and he settled within 5 minutes. His times then got gradually extended until he was fine from 10.30pm - 8am or later.

He is allowed all over the house now and often still sleeps downstairs.

DDog 2 (from 9 weeks) hated the crate. Cried all night and messed in it. Took her to dd1 bedroom in crate and she still cried. She was only happy in bed with DD with a nappy on. Now she sleeps between me and DH and doesn't need a nappy (she is 8 months).

I don't think pads are necessary but I suppose it depends on the pup and also how you feel about where dogs 'belong'.

Good luck! I hope he is like our DDog1 - he's a total superstar!

Dd1 as a pup

Thanks 2pups, yes with all the differing advise I'm coming to realise dogs are as individual as children!

He is a poochon, with is a bichon x toy poodle. From all my research he should fit in very well with our family.

First night 8n a little basket and put a puppy pad down. No crying came down next morning and he'd done a little wee on the floor. Next couple of nights no mess and this has carried on.

I got a whippet puppy about 3 years ago at 8 weeks old.
Caged at night and I was told to leave her out of the bedroom even though she'd probably cry for the first few nights.
I lasted about an hour.
The cries and howls were not of this earth and when I got up to check I knew it was very distressed.
Dragged the cage into the bedroom where she could see me and settled immediately.
Was telling a family member who has never owned a dog and they mentioned the fact that I'd just taken her from her mother and her litter mates so it was no wonder she cried as a result of being locked in a cage and left alone on the first night.
Tbh I was quite impressed and felt a bit dumb for not realising this myself, having owned many dogs over the years.
Suppose some breeds are fine, but I think you'll know what to do by the reaction of the pup.

My parents have a poochon. She's a great wee dog but very yappy and not good on the lead. That's probably more to do with poor training.

She sleeps in the conservatory

Well our new puppy came home yesterday. He threw up in the car on the way home. something I was well prepared for. He settled in well at home but despite regular trips to the back garden did most of his wees and poos on the rug in the conservatory! He started crying around 8:30pm and eventually climbed on my lap and started snoozing so I encouraged him into his crate whereupon he collapsed in a heap. We took him upstairs and I woke him and took him out for a pee at 10:30 and plopped him back in his crate and shut the door. He whinged for 2 minutes but a finger through the bars was enough reassurance and he dropped off. I repeated at 13:30 and then got up with him at 6:00. I had to wake him both times and he had a wee and a poo outside on both occasions. He has been up and jumping since 6 with most weeing done outside and I have just plopped him back in his crate next to my ankle at my desk and he is flaked out!

He is off to the vet for his jabs at 11:00 so I need to get in second breakfast and a play before then. So far so good!