Comments on: How To Handle Your Puppy’s First Night At Home https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/ Dog Lovers | Puppy Experts Sat, 28 Oct 2023 00:47:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-450589 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:21:44 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-450589 Respectfully I disagree. I just lost my 20 yo who peed in the bed every night because of kidney disease. At the end he pooped too. As a parent you make the sacrifice for the comfort of your child. Your needs are secondary.

]]> By: Anne https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-442159 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:19:18 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-442159 Hey Colby, love your site, love your puppy checklist, I am about to get my first puppy and I have two kittens at home. They will be 5 and 6 months old when the new puppy arrives. Any advice about introductions is welcome. Thanks in advance!

]]> By: Deana Hupp https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-437003 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 01:37:55 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-437003 OK I got a 4moth old puppie 3 days ago he has never been outside alll but once and untell I got him had never been around anyone but the people I got him from he has been hid under my table and would t come ot unless he feels he can well he’sen pooping and passing under therwht do I do?

]]> By: Colby https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-426444 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 23:48:17 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-426444 In reply to Ali Blanc.

It might be a good time to bring in a certified professional animal behaviorist/trainer to work with you and your dog.

Start off small. If she’s not crate trained you should start by working on crate training in baby steps. Here’s an article that covers a slow process for crate training: https://www.labradortraininghq.com/labrador-training/how-to-crate-train-a-puppy/

It sounds like you have the right idea when you’re in the shower. Give her things to do when you’re away. Again, I’d start off small and work up. Maybe give her a frozen Stuffed KONG and see if you can leave the room for 5 seconds then come right back. Over time try and increase the time she can stay alone occupied with her KONG or favorite toy.

Again, I’d recommend bringing in a certified professional animal behaviorist/trainer but hopefully, these quick tips help. Good luck with your training.

]]> By: Ali Blanc https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-426413 Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:32:04 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-426413 I don’t know if this article applies to 6 month old puppies that have been poorly trained and unnamed for that time. I have recently adopted a rescue puppy from a friend half lab half pitbull. The first night home with Karma she did not eliminate at all despite standing outside with her on a leash walking her around for 45 minutes when I brought her inside for the first time she laid down and was asleep until the next day mid morning she actually was awake after me which was weird when we both got up for the day first thing I took her out to eliminate and again she did not. So I fed her breakfast and again tried to have her eliminate in any way outside she still did not. Another 5 to 8 hours later she finally relieved herself outside and did not relieve herself again till the next evening while on a car ride. I had been aware of the irreparable Damage Done to the previous owners vehicle from leaving her alone for a considerable amount of time so invested in a kennel to keep in the car while going into the grocery store and such to avoid costly repairs that may have been in my future. When I put her in the crate the first time she did not want to go in and was quiet for about the first 5 minutes and then all hell broke loose. She urinated so much it completely soaked the blanket in the kennel and was scratching at the gate to the point of almost injury. At this point I immediately realized she has extreme separation anxiety because when I let her out of the kennel she went berserk with need for attention. How can I alleviate the separation anxiety to be able to go into the grocery store or into the tanning salon or even to play Bingo. Her separation anxiety is so bad that I even had to bring her into the bathroom with me so I could take a shower and even then she still wind even though I was on the other side of the curtain. I made sure that she had entertainment by providing her with stuffy toys teething toys, a bone, as well as a couple of different kinds of balls and squeakers. Now I noticed if she has a neighbor dog with her she is totally fine with me not being near her but if she has no play mate then anywhere I go she is right under my feet. How can I get her to calm down and not freak out every time I’m out of sight when she is not occupied from a playmate? Other than that she’s extremely smart and is a fast learner and definitely likes to push her boundaries and limitations with what she can and can’t do . Any help or advice I would be grateful for. Thank you

]]> By: Matty https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-412599 Fri, 02 Jul 2021 03:09:11 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-412599 I don’t have any questions and only want to say thanks for the effort you have put into these articles. Very helpful and I hope you make lots of money from your links or whatever else you use to monetize this site. Your effort and care shows.

]]> By: Carol Csogi https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-411523 Fri, 07 May 2021 04:42:32 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-411523 my 11 week cavapoo seems very nervous and hasn’t eaten anything from 6 p.m. till bedtime on her first night here. Is this severe separation anxiety from being taken from her mom and siblings or should I be worried. tomorrow morning I plan to try some chopped turkey if she won’t eat the food the breeder gave me.

]]> By: Colby https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-411183 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 20:46:57 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-411183 In reply to Katy Bain.

Check out our article on how to stop a puppy from barking in the crate. Hopefully there are a few tips that you find helpful.

]]> By: Katy Bain https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-411050 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:06:06 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-411050 In reply to Colby.

My 9 week old Pomeranian has barked pretty consistently since 11:30 pm until 7am. I’ve tried all of the suggestions. I’ve never had a dog cry consistently for hours on end without much pause. This was her first night hone. Any other suggestions ? Help

]]> By: Brooke https://puppyintraining.com/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-410900 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:12:43 +0000 https://puppyintraining.com/2008/01/30/how-to-handle-your-puppys-first-night-at-home/#comment-410900 You stated
“Keep the crate in a draft free area next to your bed. For approximately the first three weeks”

What do you do after those first three weeks? Now our dog won’t sleep in his crate unless he’s in our room and can see us. Is that ok? That also means he hates the crate unless we are in the room in bed so to put him in the crate when we leave for errands or something has been a nightmare.

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