Pup Does Business On Bed!!!

[dachshundsx2]

Hi All,
I need some advice.We just got a new puppy last Thursday.We had him sleeping in his crate because he is small and we didnt want our big dog to hurt him,but all he did was howl.So last night hubby told me to put him in our bed with us.He laid on my pillow and went straight to sleep,but in the middle of the night he pooped all over the bed.He didn't let me know he had to go.What I don't understand is he didn't do that in the crate so why in our bed?I thought of leaving him in the crate but like I said all he does is howl.Any suggestions????
Thanks In Advance,
Dachshundsx2
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Madison,
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[Mickamack]

As far as I'm concerned your new puppers did everything NORMAL for it to do. You just got the pup last week, so I'm assuming that it's about 8-10 weeks old, right?

First of all, keep him sleeping in his crate. He is going to howl...that's normal. He is scared and lonely at night, which is why he howls. He wants to be with you. But you have to be very careful to give in to that. It's very similar to having a baby...if you go in every time the baby cries, the baby is going to cry all the more. It will learn that crying will get attention...the same is true for you pupper. When and if that happens, the dog will know how to control you, versus YOU controlling the dog...a very dangerous pattern to start for later in his life.

Even though it will be painful and you will have several sleepless nights, let him cry it out. It should last for only about 1 week, then he will get used to sleeping by himself and he will adjust. You may want to try a hot water bottle or a ticking clock or leaving the radio or tv on. The warmth of the hot water bottle or the noise from the clock or radio, will help him feel like he's not so alone.

As far as him pooping on your bed and not letting you know he had to go, I think it's unrealistic to think that a new puppy is going to know HOW to let you know that he's got to go. That is something you have to teach him. He is used to going wherever, whenver he wants. You are going to have to show him where he can go, when he can go, and you have to give him plenty of opportunities to do so. He'll have to go every couple of hours and when he goes in the right place, praise him like crazy.

It will take him a while to learn the ropes, but don't worry, he'll get it. He's just trying to learn how to act in a big new world!

Good Luck!

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[Krista]

I am putting my new pupper's crate on a rubbermaid tote (nightstand too small to hold the crate) by my bedside so he can see me all night long. I leave a rope toy in there with him -quiet toy. When we first go to bed, I put a few fingers through the grate. He usually licks them and settles down within 10 minutes and goes to sleep. If he wakes up and has to go, I hear him and can take him out. It is working very well so far. You might want to try it. -you do have to crate them until they are trained. it is in their best interest.

If that is not an option, try leaving the radio playing in the room you crate him -talk or classical seems to help them settle down.

[Penny's Aunt]

Lots of weiner-parents expect the dog to sleep in the bed with them; if not immediately, after he is housebroken. So there should be no big deal about putting the crate (or a smaller box) beside the bed now. Just having you nearby seems to keep the pup from feeling so alone. I don't have room for a crate beside my bed, so I pup my pup on a tether & it worked EXTREMELY WELL. Whenever she squeeked, it was usually because she had to go out, not because she was lonely. Now she's larger, & slaps her front feet on the bed if it's an emergency!

[Krista]

Yes, the housetrained Rudy sleeps in our bed, and I like it that way. We crate trained him first, then graduated him to an x-pen, then to the bed. He only peed once on the bed, but that was because his daddy got up thinking Rudy was asleep - went to take a shower and no one was there to let the full bladdered boy off the bed. http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/smile.gif

Even with Rudy in the big bed, I am still having great luck with putting Roscoe in a crate at a level where he can see me. Last night he turned around several times and that was the end of it. No crying at all. We just picked him up friday night, so this is doing very well I'd say. He hasn't peed in the crate either!!! http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif http://dachsie.org/ubb/smilies/biggrin.gif