Settling my puppy at night.
Hi! I'm new to the forum and have had my EBT puppy for a few days. She's lovely and has settled into our home exceptionally well. The big problem is night time. She'll settle well in her crate for the first couple of hours but will scream for the rest of the night. I've been taking her out to the toilet and she wees or poos, but won't settle. I'm torn between conflicting advice to let her cry or to do what I'm doing. She has a blanket with her litter mates smell on it, and tonight I'm going to leave her with a piece of my clothing and a radio on low. Any help and advice would be great!
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We always put a small radio on the kennel when we were away. But not during the night. Honestly, they have a small window that they can hold the bladder at a young age. But there is a draw back. Once she gets in a routine of getting up all the time. It will continue, even after she can hold her bladder. It's a catch 22. My suggestion is to let her out and straight back into the kennel. No play time, it is sleep time. You will find that she will fight you on this for about 2 weeks. Just like a human baby would. After that, it should be smooth sailing. The radio will help, but most likely will either keep you up or not change much as far as crying. If I had to suggest anything else, I would say cover the kennel with a blanket and keep the room dark. No night lights of any kind. We only leave the door opening uncovered, the rest is draped with a blanket. Hope this helps. Enjoy your pup, they grow way too fast.