Cries in the night.

My puppy’s about 3 months old and I got her 2 weeks ago. She sleeps outside because my parents don’t like her inside the house during the night since she’s not house-trained yet and almost every night she wakes up around 1-2 a.m. and 7-8a.m. crying,whining,barking and scratching my back doors. I want to know if there is anything that can help calm her down because it keeps me up at night and I worry about her. I do play with her a lot during the day and give her attention. Any suggestions would be great.

I have three options in mind…

1. Honestly and seriously, you can put a diaper on him.

2. Make him a little area outside; dog bed, water, food, toys. Check on him if you can.

3. Find an area in the house where you can put him (Bathroom, kitchen, hallway, entryway, etc.) or get him a kennel or pen.

oh, and also, there are certain breeds that really hate being alone, you might want to check this out if your puppy’s breed is among them!

http://dogtime.com/dogs-hate-being-left-alone-l…

We got Pepe when he was 7 weeks old. I have to admit that crate training is the best way to go. It was pure hell the first three nights. I put a small alarm clock under his mattress and every time he cried I would sing to him and hum. He had to go out and pee about every two hours the first few nights. I was so tired, but after a week he was able to sleep for 7 hours. He is 14 weeks old now and pretty much house trained. He still goes on the training papers if I forget to let him out. You have to be consistent and not lazy when training a puppy. We have our laundry room blocked off with a childs gate and that is where he stays during the day. We let him out to play before his breakfast, lunch and dinner and then outside to do his business. They are just like a baby and need your help and training. Get a crate at WalMart big enough for him to stand up and turn around in. They learn pretty fast when you are consistent. If you are not willing to give him the attention he needs then you should not have a dog. How would you like to be left alone in a stange place?

I have been thinking about you and your situation after my first reply to your posting. I don’t know how old you are but the fact that you are looking for answers on how to help your puppy is great and shows that you are trying to be a responsible dog owner. You are on the right track if you can convince your parents to let you try to house break your puppy using new and improved techniques. The old method of rubbing the puppies nose in its messes and spanking with a newspaper is old fashioned and cruel. Loving and gentle words are so much better. I know because I raised two dogs in my life time using the old method and it was awful and took months to house break them. My new puppy was trained using the crate method and I have to admit it is soooooooo much better and quicker, not to mention kinder and less stressful for both you and the puppy. Just keep thinking, the puppy is the baby and you are the parent.

Print out the article on how to crate train a puppy and show it to your parents. See if they will let you try it. Hopefully you have a couple of weeks before school starts so you can get the worst part of the training over with. Which is, you not getting too much sleep for a couple of nights because you will be getting up every two hours to let your puppy out to pee. If you put the crate next to your bed the puppy will know he is not alone. Also, put a chew toy in with him. Just make sure you let him out every two hours at first. I puppy can’t hold it in very long at first. Pretty soon he will be able to hold it longer once he settles in to the routine. Just make up your mind to be consistent and follow the instructions and suggestions you find in this web site and others on raising a puppy. You, your puppy and family will be so happy to have a well behaved puppy who will love you forever. Good luck.