Problems in her crate at night..

[tanza]

I have always covered the crates at night when it is "sleep" time… and for pups (this was before snuggle puppies)... I used to get a giant stuffed toy and cram it in the crate with the pup... they love it... and while some night they would wake up in the middle of the night, when all they got was a trip outside and right back in the crate... they quickly learned... that said, since I have always had more then one they did have company....in the crates next to them...

[lvoss]

@hdolbow:

yeah.. i was a little hesitant about putting her in a different room lvoss. i like knowing shes in here safe.. also i looked at the website and the dog ones are sold out and wont be in stock for awhile..

my boyfriend threw a towel on her cage this morning when he was getting ready for work and she stopped making noise… so i had a feeling that might work.. just wanted to see if anyone else has used that idea.. so ill definately try it Basenji Boy hopefully thats the solution we're looking for:D

The pup won't care if it is a Snuggle Puppy or Snuggle Kitten. The towel can help since it keeps out light and helps to further muffle noises. Just as long as she doesn't get the idea of pulling on it.

[BasenjiDiva]

Cory was fussy the first couple of nights after we brought her home. For awhile we had the crate positioned so that she could see us in bed and all I'd have to do is say "Shhhh" when she fussed and that seemed to help. Then I got some cheap fleece throws from Big Lots to put in her crate and I cover the crate with an old quilt when we go to sleep. Now she sleeps as long as we are willing to sleep. If it is a chilly night, I put one of the fleeces in the dryer just long enough to make it warm. She loves that!!

Pat

[hdolbow]

@BasenjiDiva:

Cory was fussy the first couple of nights after we brought her home. For awhile we had the crate positioned so that she could see us in bed and all I'd have to do is say "Shhhh" when she fussed and that seemed to help. Then I got some cheap fleece throws from Big Lots to put in her crate and I cover the crate with an old quilt when we go to sleep. Now she sleeps as long as we are willing to sleep. If it is a chilly night, I put one of the fleeces in the dryer just long enough to make it warm. She loves that!!

Pat

great idea.. although i've tried shhhhh-ing but it doesnt work.. lol
i'll have to try that dryer trick tonight.. i really hope it works..

my boyfriend had MAJOR back surgery in April.. (they took out a disk and put in an artificial one bc when he was born the bones didnt sit on his tail bone they had slipped off.. ) and hes a welder.. working for a contractor and working at a sunoco refinery… welding in the 30-40 degree cold and his back is killing him now.. so bad he got a referral for an xray.. thank god he had some pain killers left! (he's knocked out in bed at its not even 9 yet lol) He definately is NOT in the mood to hear her whine all night.. and frankly, neither am i! lol

thanks for all your tips everyone ill let you know how everything works out tonight!

[tanza]

You have Rocky also, right? Where does he sleep?…

[hdolbow]

at the foot of our bed in his crate. Mia is about 5 feet away from him but he has blankets on all but the larger door side so she can't see him. (his cage is way too big for him) even when he didnt have the blankets, though, he didnt make noise.

[tanza]

@hdolbow:

at the foot of our bed in his crate. Mia is about 5 feet away from him but he has blankets on all but the larger door side so she can't see him. (his cage is way too big for him) even when he didnt have the blankets, though, he didnt make noise.

In that case I would put his crate right next to hers so she knows that he is close by… my crates are right up against the others and cause I use wire they can all see each other.. then I cover the entire line of crates with one sheet/blanket... If she knows he is right there.. I believe/bet that will help lots

[hdolbow]

awesome.. i'm glad i got some good suggestions im SURE something will work! thanks all!

[tanza]

Here is a pic of one group of crates in the bedroom

[Quercus]

That's what we do too, Pat. Have a puppy right next to a calm adult. We also have them in the dog room, far enough away that if they cry we can't hear them. But of course, I check on them, and this has been successful so far. Before we had so many, we didn't even try to crate train at night (after the Querk/crate disaster). We just let them sleep with us; on the couch when they were really tiny, because Tim was sure he would roll on them. Then we would work on crate training during the day, for short amounts of time. I know that won't work for everybody. But it has been fairly successful for us. Out of six, we only have one that is crate phobic…of course the first one.

[ChaseandZahrasmom]

@hdolbow:

yeah.. i was a little hesitant about putting her in a different room lvoss. i like knowing shes in here safe.. also i looked at the website and the dog ones are sold out and wont be in stock for awhile..

I recommended the Snuggle Puppies to a co-worker (my Project Manager/Customer actually) with a new puppy, they were sold out so he ended up buying the kitty. When the Snuggle Kitty arrived they finally got their new puppy to sleep through the night

Kind of wondering if this good advice helped me get a better raise?! LOL! Just kidding!

[JazzysMom]

They don't tear those snuggle puppies up?
I'd be afraid to use one because I'd worry the pup would tear it up
and get a hold of the batteries.

[lvoss]

Mine have never torn up the "crate buddy" but they only have it at bedtime. It is not left out as a toy.

[hdolbow]

well everyone.. im sure your anxious to know how my night went last night :p

we just covered her crate with towels to see if that would work
she slept till 4, and then started whining..
after she went back to sleep she slept till almost 730!!!

(keep in mind.. i havent slept past 6 since we've got her..)

sooo we might just try that again tonight.. if she doesnt sleep through the night we'll move her next to rocky..

[tanza]

@lvoss:

Mine have never torn up the "crate buddy" but they only have it at bedtime. It is not left out as a toy.

Exactly Lisa, mine too… I never had one rip/tear their crate buddy that they only have for sleeping...

[tanza]

@hdolbow:

well everyone.. im sure your anxious to know how my night went last night :p

we just covered her crate with towels to see if that would work
she slept till 4, and then started whining..
after she went back to sleep she slept till almost 730!!!

(keep in mind.. i havent slept past 6 since we've got her..)

sooo we might just try that again tonight.. if she doesnt sleep through the night we'll move her next to rocky..

That is great, but I do find that it is a comfort for them to be next to another dog… if they are not going to be bed pups....

[Ninabeana26]

Dallas has been whining at night as well. We move his crate into the bedroom right next to our bed so he can see us but he still whines. The first night was really bad because he would start whining every hour or so.

Last night he whined for about 5 minutes when I first put him in his crate (around 12:30 AM) but then fell asleep. He woke up around 6 AM (which is when I took him out tp potty) & put him back in the crate immediately. Again he whined for perhaps 5 minutes but I would just say "shhh" & he would throw his body down onto his blanket & make a "humph!" sound. Then he fell back asleep…only to whine when daddy got up for work at 8 AM.

He hasn't been so bad but perhaps I will try to throw a blanket over his crate tonight to see if he doesn't whine as long.

[tanza]

Covering that crate usually really helps… and I think you did the correct thing by bringing the crate in the bedroom next to you.. he knows you are there and really to go from 12:30 to 6am is great.. IMO... and even to go back to sleep is amazing, mine were always ready to play at that point... Of course in the mornings all mine would come to bed for a bit and cuddle.. that was their reward for sleeping all night in the crate... but of course I always had more then one.. so when they went in the crate they all went in their crates.. so it wasn't like they were really alone.... and a 5min whine is nothing.. again IMO... Do you have a big old "crate buddy" for him? Something for him to snuggle with? Like I said I would go and get the biggest stuffed toy I could find to stuff in the crate with them...

[Ninabeana26]

@tanza:

Do you have a big old "crate buddy" for him? Something for him to snuggle with? Like I said I would go and get the biggest stuffed toy I could find to stuff in the crate with them…

I actually just checked out the nuggle puppies website but they are all sold out until May…including the kitties I guess I could find a giant stuffed animal for him to snuggle with. He won't rip to to shreds?

Yea I thought he did well last night with only 5 min. of whining & I like that saying "shhh" quites him down usually...although only for a min before he's whining again. Haha. I'd imagine that as time goes on he will take less "shhh"ing to finally give up & go to sleep!

[tanza]

@Ninabeana26:

I actually just checked out the nuggle puppies website but they are all sold out until May…including the kitties I guess I could find a giant stuffed animal for him to snuggle with. He won't rip to to shreds?

Yea I thought he did well last night with only 5 min. of whining & I like that saying "shhh" quites him down usually...although only for a min before he's whining again. Haha. I'd imagine that as time goes on he will take less "shhh"ing to finally give up & go to sleep!

I have never had a pup shred their "crate buddy"… but they only have it in the crate at bedtime... And I have done this will all my pups and all the pups that I have placed from my litters... it it amazing that they seem to understand this is night time bud for them... don't ask me why... of course there is always going to be on in the crowd that it doesn't work for....