Tibetan terrier puppy problem
meteore
I understand that all puppies moan and shriek the first night they
are
brought home, as I had puppies before. With this TT it goes on forever
day and night.
With my previous puppies, It lasted for about an hour and then
stopped
permanently..
The second night I brought her crate into the bed room and this
temporarily helped. I put her back in the porch with her breakfast and
she resumed howling, etc.
One neighbour heard her howling from his downstairs apt and complained
to me the next day..
She cannot stand to be away fom me one second.
How can I solve this problem?
By the way, this new puppy is eight weeks old.
Roger
Matt
> I understand that all puppies moan and shriek the first
> night they are brought home. It goes on forever day and
> night.
I've raised a few dogs, and the only one to make noise at
night was my first dog. This was after following poor advice
that the dog was not allowed to be in the bedroom because of
dominance concerns. Of course, this is hogwash. When I moved
her into the bedroom at night (didn't know about crates then),
she was fine.
Her sleeping in your room is a good bonding time, plus it
helps in house training.
> I had dogs before. It lasted for about an hour and then
> stopped permanently.
Every dog is different, but after the first time, I didn't
bother experimenting with the others. It worked out fine. My
wife and I liked the dog sleeping in the bedroom - once
warning us to an intruder in the yard. I wouldn't have heard
that growl if she had been secluded somewhere else.
> This one never stopped. The second night I
> brought her crate into the bedroom and this temporarily
> helped. I put her back in the porch with her breakfast and
> she resumed howling, etc.
She's used to being with her mother and siblings and she
doesn't understand the dislocation. As dogman says, give her
time. Personally, I'd let her be in the bedroom, but I can
understand how this wouldn't work in situations with more dogs
than I've had.
> One neighbour heard her from his downstairs apt and
> complained.
As I would.
> She cannot stand to be away fom me one second.
That's a good thing, depending upon how you deal with that.
Bonding is good, extreme dependence is not so good.
> How can I solve this problem?
Keep her crated in your bedroom until you trust her uncrated
in your bedroom. After a while, add some freedom in whatever
stages you consider appropriate.
Me? I crate in my bedroom for a night or two, then give
freedom of the bedroom at night. I'm a light sleeper, so I
know when the dog needs to pee.
> By the waythis new puppy is eight weeks old.
>
> Roger
You've had dogs before, Roger - how about a puppy?
Not meaning to come off critical, but every dog is different
and puppies are even more different.
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--Matt.
Phyrie
"Matt" <1d...@rocky-dog.com> wrote in message
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Matt, hasn't this guy been talking about a TT puppy for ages? Seems to me
he was looking for one way back when, asking all kinds of basic care-type
questions. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling we're being trolled.
If he isn't one, he doesn't say how long this puppy has been screaming, but
I get the feeling it's been many days, or longer. I think more information,
and visit to the vet, might be in order. Why would a puppy, even too young
to taken from it's mother, scream all the time if it's being cared for
properly?
Matt
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
> Matt, hasn't this guy been talking about a TT puppy for
> ages? Seems to me he was looking for one way back when,
> asking all kinds of basic care-type questions. I could be
> wrong, but I have a feeling we're being trolled.
I don't care; I've been away for blocks of time in the last year
or so, and he brings up good points of discussion.
> If he isn't one, he doesn't say how long this puppy has
> been screaming, but I get the feeling it's been many days,
> or longer. I think more information, and visit to the vet,
> might be in order. Why would a puppy, even too young to
> taken from it's mother, scream all the time if it's being
> cared for properly?
"Screaming" is the poster's description and I took it as
anthropomorphism. Puppies can be shrill when left alone at
night.
--
--Matt.
Janet
> Hi,
>
> I understand that all puppies moan and shriek the first night they
> are
> brought home, as I had puppies before. With this TT it goes on forever
> day and night.
Where are you when she's shrieking?
>
> With my previous puppies, It lasted for about an hour and then
> stopped
> permanently..
Really? How many previous puppies? Were they also TTs?
> The second night I brought her crate into the bed room and this
> temporarily helped. I put her back in the porch with her breakfast and
> she resumed howling, etc.
Why wasn't her crate in the bedroom from the first night? I can't
imagine any other way. Crate. Next to bed. Then bedroom freedom.
Easy peasy. What's with the porch? Why weren't you with her during
the feeding?
> One neighbour heard her howling from his downstairs apt and complained
> to me the next day..
Good - a wakeup call!
>
> She cannot stand to be away fom me one second.
She's a BABY puppy. She NEEDS you.
> How can I solve this problem?
>
> By the way, this new puppy is eight weeks old.
>
> Roger
You can spend as much time as humanly possible with her, keep her
crate next to your bed, and give her some time.
sighthounds & siberians
wrote:
>Matt, hasn't this guy been talking about a TT puppy for ages? Seems to me
>he was looking for one way back when, asking all kinds of basic care-type
>questions. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling we're being trolled.
He asked for food recommendations, received a couple of replies, and
then posted again saying something along the lines of "I'm still
waiting for food recommendations". I don't think he's a troll, but it
doesn't look like he wants to do his own homework, which may be worse.
>If he isn't one, he doesn't say how long this puppy has been screaming, but
>I get the feeling it's been many days, or longer. I think more information,
>and visit to the vet, might be in order. Why would a puppy, even too young
>to taken from it's mother, scream all the time if it's being cared for
>properly?
Well, I can see how a young pup would scream if it was isolated in a
room with no people or other dogs. Puppies are, after all, babies,
which this pup's owner should keep in mind.
meteore
I had this TT puppy three days as of today. Because it is a difficult
breed to find a breeder, I was able to obtain one only recenty and
within a 2 hour drive of home. I did not want to get a puppy during
the winter months and seized the opportunity with this breeder after
they recontacted me 15 months later and asked me if I was still
interested. I decided against my other considerations as I wanted a
low energy dog and primarily one suited for an appartment.
I do not understand what you mean about troll. If any of you dislike
my previous postings, do not bother to read them.
Roger
Janet
So - what's the situation NOW??!?
meteore
go to sleep at night when put in crate. She starts to bark. She cannot
stand crate. I then put her in pen and barking starts over again.
I closed off bedroom to rest of house last nite and allowed her to
have access to closed in porch and hoped for the best.
I woke up this morning to feel her tugging the blankets.
The dog is very friendly with people and other dogs, but she is a pain
in house and you have to watch her constantly.
right now she is at my feet lying down peacefully.
what can I do to make her accept crate or pen without her non stop
barking??
Roger
sighthounds & siberians
wrote:
>Now the dog is 11 weeks old. the crate is near the bed. She refuses to
>go to sleep at night when put in crate. She starts to bark. She cannot
>stand crate. I then put her in pen and barking starts over again.
>
>I closed off bedroom to rest of house last nite and allowed her to
>have access to closed in porch and hoped for the best.
>
>I woke up this morning to feel her tugging the blankets.
>
>The dog is very friendly with people and other dogs, but she is a pain
>in house and you have to watch her constantly.
Well, you have to watch all puppies constantly, or very near
constantly. They're baby dogs, just like kids are baby people - they
need supervision.
>right now she is at my feet lying down peacefully.
>
>what can I do to make her accept crate or pen without her non stop
>barking??
I am not a puppy expert - my youngest puppy was 3 months old when I
got him and we didn't have any problems crating him at night. My IG
pup was 4 months when we got him, but he slept in bed with us from the
get go. Is that not a possibility with your pup?
Matt
> Now the dog is 11 weeks old. the crate is near the bed. She
> refuses to go to sleep at night when put in crate. She
> starts to bark. She cannot stand crate. I then put her in
> pen and barking starts over again.
Suggestions:
1. Wear her out with lots of pre-bed exercise. A tired dog
sleeps.
2. Not all puppies get used to a crate quickly. What are you
doing when she complains? If you're not doing this, you
should: When she's quiet for even a few seconds, let her out
of the crate and praise/treat her.
Don't forget, crate training is not just for your convenience,
but for her safety when she travels or stays overnight at the
vet. Crate training is worth pursuing even if you let her on
your bed at night, as per Sally's comment. My last puppy
slept on the bed and she's fine with a crate.
>
> I closed off bedroom to rest of house last nite and allowed
> her to have access to closed in porch and hoped for the
> best.
Whatever you do, you have to be consistent. Changing
approaches will just confuse your puppy.
> I woke up this morning to feel her tugging the blankets.
>
> The dog is very friendly with people and other dogs, but
> she is a pain in house and you have to watch her
> constantly.
That's what you have to do with a puppy. The reward, though,
for all the work now, is a well-behaved and confident dog for
the next 15 years.
>
> right now she is at my feet lying down peacefully.
>
> what can I do to make her accept crate or pen without her
> non stop barking??
If my quick synopsis doesn't satisfy, Google this group on
"crate training". You'll find lots.
>
> Roger
--
--Matt.
sighthounds & siberians
>Don't forget, crate training is not just for your convenience,
>but for her safety when she travels or stays overnight at the
>vet. Crate training is worth pursuing even if you let her on
>your bed at night, as per Sally's comment.
That's an excellent point. My Borzoi yearling was 7 months old when
we got her. She's very bright and a quick learner, but she was not
crate trained by her breeder and we have not been successful in crate
training her. Fortunately, there are other ways to keep her from
being destructive in the house, and she's too big to crate on car
rides. But she'll be spayed in a couple of months, and will need to
be confined for at least a day or two during recovery. So we need to
redouble the crate-training efforts.
andal
> what can I do to make her accept crate or pen without her non stop
> barking??
>
> Roger
feed and water your puppy in the crate,
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