I am currently very sleep deprived as my 6 month old Cocker Spaniel puppy has decided the past 2 nights that he doesnt want to be left alone at night! Normally he settles in the kitchen and we dont hear a peep from him all night. However, the past 2 nights he has been barking and pawing at the door. The first night I was up and down stairs trying to settle him, and I ended up sleeping on the living room sofa, while he slept in the kitchen!
Last night he started again, so I sat quietly downstairs, then when he fell asleep I went to bed and left him, I was then woken an hour later with crazy barking and he’d pooed all over the kitchen floor. I tried to settle him and went upstairs, then when he barked I came down and acted boring, then left him, did that a couple of times and he eventually settled down. Came down this morning and he’d been sick!
I don’t want him stressed and upset, but I cant sleep on the sofa. My DH has been away the past week, so not sure if that has anything to do with it, although he was fine the first few days.
I dont care about him sleeping in my bedroom, but he seems afraid to go up stairs, and when I carried him up today, he seemed a bit stressed as its all new to him. Feeling like a rubbish dog parent at the moment.
Just to also mention that he is left for a couple of hours each day. I leave him with a stuffed kong and he’s fine. Any advice would be great.