How to stop puppy barking at night

[Perpetuallyperplexed27]

I'm sat here after being up again since 3am and am mentally and physically drained. We have had our Yorkie puppy for 2 and a half months. He's a lovely little thing and is settling in well but the barking in the night is really getting me down.

In his defence he usually goes quiet after a few minutes once the lights go out. But last night for example my daughter got up to use the loo in the middle of the night, he heard movement and was barking until I got up and removed him from his crate. I didn't want to do this but believe me not the sort of barking you can ignore. It's loud continuous yapping that would wake up both our neighbours as well as us. I know it's to be expected in some ways but I've never had this issue with any of my other dogs and am really struggling. Dh is also pissed off because he is up early for work.

Short of telling everyone in the house that they are confined to their bedrooms after 10pm I'm not sure how we can resolve this. Can anyone offer any tips?

It's a Yorkie, I don't think it could manage a whole kitchen cabinet

I have a yorkie who is 10 months old. He was great when he was small but then started barking during the night. This is what worked.
He is no longer in the crate.
Has full access to the kitchen, door closed to hallway
We put the radio on low( he's happy with our local radio station
He loves our golden retriever who was out in his kennel at night now he sleeps with the yorkie.... not a sound out of either of them. Just an idea!!

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Lol, I would still say Crate.

At this stage I would be hesitant to put him with the other dogs as they are slightly bigger and still getting used to each other. There's been no animosity between any of them other than the odd teething issues (no pun intended) but I think I'd still be a bit worried of leaving them alone for too long when nobody is there to supervise. The other dogs sleep separately too, always have done.

No disruptions in the night but we have all had a much earlier than usual start thanks to daughter getting up for the loo. Have briefed the kids about being quiet but he seems to hear everything. I did let the barking go on for a bit longer but we were getting up anyway. the neighbours must be cursing us. I wish there was somewhere we could put him where he wouldn't hear us but unfortunately the layout of the bungalow doesn't allow for it. Am shattered.

Hot water bottle, not too hot, in his basket.

I taught my barky welsh springer to bark on command, and then taught him the ‘quiet’ command. So when he’s barking, I now say quiet! And he stops, and give him a treat as soon as he stops.

He was an absolute bugger for barking, but this has really helped.