staff bull terrier

[dazman72]

why does my puppy cry at nite he has toys bed everything he needs it only in the middle of the nite

[B00]

You just recently got him? He just left his mum? If so he's lonely!

Try putting a wrapped warm hotwater bottle with him and a tcking clock next to him, or the tv or radio on for him.

[shaneystar2]

It's natural for a new puppy to call out for someone to come when separated from it's mother. Pups alone in the wild would not survive without this alarm system. Therefore it is following an instinct.
Try to have him nearby and then you can pacify him by kind words and stroking him.You can gradually move his bed further away as he becomes calmer.Talk to him softly and calmly and he will gradually come to realise you are the pack leader and settle down .Pups are like children ....when you put a child into their own bed in a strange room they often do the same ! Patience and praise are the key .Once he is settled then just try to ignore him if he starts again because if you keep giving in he will try it on. Never shout or tell him off because this is counter productive and he will just do it to get attention.
Good luck. He will grow out of this !!

[smudge]

Ah, this reminds me of the puppy at the beginning of 'Lady & the Tramp".

As BOO says he's lonely & just wants some company.

I used to leave the radio on for each of our cats too when they were kittens. Good luck.

[jenky]

With new pups, we used to put a recently worn jumper or something similar that would be covered in your scent, in their bed with them, and that helped them settle.

[SaxyJag]

He's probably missing his mum and brothers and sisters.

I've heard that a small clock with a loud tick - suitably wrapped and chew-proofed, of course, can help.

[SaxyJag]

Sorry, Boo. That'll teach me to read properly before I post.

[orange-gnome]

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[supersmurf]

Hi Dazman. we have a 16 week old staff n he has always had an old T shirt I wore for two days in his bed with him, we have never had a night without sleep and he has always been happy about bedtime.

We have a routine for him...it goes...wee in the garden followed by two small biscuits when he is in his bed...he loves bedtime !...it works anywhere n have tested it this weekend to the max by staying away with him at familys n it is just the same there.

Try it out n good luck

Supersmurf XX