Our Dachshund puppy (D2) is 4.5 months old, we've had him for 6 weeks. He has cried continuously throughout the night since he arrived.
He is our 2nd dog (D1), our 1st is a 2.5 year old male Dachshund. Since around 6 months old, D1 has slept in his basket next to our bed. We initially put D2s crate and D1s basket into the spare room, but D2s crying and barking kept D1 awake, having read this could create later issues we've moved D1s basket to the landing no issues with D1 changing sleeping habits.
D2 Now has the spare room to himself he has a little bed and blanket in his crate, we have a radio on low, he has teething bones and a toy in his crate. A blanket over the crate made him more distressed so we've removed that. We walk him in the evening, give him a treat before bed. Take him into the garden at approx. 3am for a wee. Do not make eye contact or speak during that time. Place him back in the crate, calmly close door and leave room. The only time he stops crying and barking is when with us. We cannot trust him out of his crate at night, he has a habit of chewing chair/ table legs.
During the day he'll take himself to a separate room to sleep so I'm not certain it's separation anxiety.
I've now taken to purchasing one of those heartbeat teddies and a child's night light for him to see if that has any impact
Does anyone else have any suggestions to help us overcome this stage?