Luigi has started to wail in the night again and we think he has puppy seperation anxiety. He gets very upset when we put him to bed - crying and panting and wimpering. He is also howling all through the night.
We have done lots of reading and it seems that some things we can do are ;
- Put in some clothing we have worn for him to snuggle up to.
- Leave a radio on.
- Leave a light on.
- Use an intercom to talk to your dog!
- Get him used to being left in his cage during the day. A good way to do this is 2 or 3 times a day we play with him for ten minutes. Next put the puppy in the cage for ten minutes, putting the time up 2 or 3 minutes every time. We are up to 25 minutes. Let the dog out but do not look at it or play or pat it for 5 minutes - this tells the dog that being in the cage is nothing to make a fuss about. Then play with and pat the puppy for ten minutes as a reward.
Luigi doesn't mind being in his cage during the day. It is just at night he is unhappy. We are trying lots of things and I will tell you what worked best to fix his puppy seperation anxiety when he is better.
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Cotons tend to love to be around their people, and cry when they can't be. I don't want my coton to sleep in my bed, but when he was so upset at night, I decided to put his crate right near my bed. He sleeps in it happily when he knows I'm right near him. At first, if he started to cry, Id drape my hand off the bed and put it next to his cage. Now it's just normal for him and he hops right into his crate when it's time for bed. I hope your puppy's separation anxiety has gotten better with age!
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