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Will this behaviour calm down eventually? 11 week old pup.

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MultipleMum5 · 15/03/2019 20:15

Hi everyone.

So our 11 week old pup is settling in a treat. She is now sleeping 8 hours at night in her crate, barely any toilet accidents in the house (usually my fault for not keeping a hawk eye on her), is learning some tricks and starting puppy classes on Monday. I’m so smitten with her Smile

Just want a bit of advice really (she’s my first pup)- when she goes in her crate at night, she barks/whines for a few minutes then settles to sleep and stays settled all night.

She is crated for 30 minutes each morning when I do the school run. I make sure she’s fed and watered, played with and tired out before she goes in there. However she barks and cries for about 10 minutes, then settles to sleep ( I have a camera so can check on her while out).

I feel awful knowing she’s distressed for this short time- will this settle down eventually though? I give her a kong in the crate with a high value treat when I go.

She also barks (but not constantly) whenever I leave the room to go to the toilet and is very attached to me.

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Delatron · 17/03/2019 15:52

She’s well cared for and you are not leaving her too long so she will settle down.

I agree that separation anxiety will be far worse if you never leave their side! Then suddenly do. They need to learn to be happy with their own company. They will learn that you return. You just build up slowly.

Some people don’t want to sleep with puppies in their beds so that advice isn’t great. It’s not safe for them and doesn’t help with toilet training.

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