Frenchie Owner in need of some help!!!!!

[Leigh Ann Delport]

Hi, my name is Leigh Ann and we have an adorable 4.5 month old frenchie named Ace. We need some help in crate training at night. He is barking most of the night and we have no idea what to do. We had him in our bedroom when we first got him and he did pretty good with sleeping in his crate until about 5am. We could not get him to go back in his crate until a little later in the morning so I ended up sleeping on the floor with him for a few hours. We finally stopped that, but then he was waking up a few times a night. We decided 2 weeks ago to move him to our spare bedroom. He did ok for the first few nights, only needing up once and then in the early morning putting him in our bed as we could not get to stop barking. Now he is barking a few hours in the night. We have taken him out and he just keeps barking. He does not need food, water or to go out. We think he just wants us. Can anyone help in giving some good advice for us to have him stop barking for the entire night. HELP PLEASE!

 

[Leigh Ann Delport]

Hi my name is Leigh Ann!

I have a 4.5 month old frenchie named Ace! I need some help!

 

[lkclark]

Exhaust him before bed. Like, dog park wrestling and running for an hour type of exhaustion.

 

[Willowrun]

I feel your pain!! Our gerl Bindie did the same thing--they are smart but definitely need a roommate! we just let her sleep with us....and only got up about 330 to take her out to potty---it worked really well and seeded up potty training. For the daytime we made her a puppy pen with a dog house (crate with a cover over it) and that seemed to satisfy her as far as not being cooped away. She had toys, chew stuff etc and pee pee pads. She is 18 months old now, house trained and the best bed bug there is! LOL

 

[davidh]

He is missing you and has gotten a taste of your bed. Just be consistent with him. When he barks, tell him NO!! and don't let him out of the crate until he settles down. He should get the message soon.

 

[dasJERMAN]

Exhaust and ignore. Stay firm and don't give in to crying. That's the only way my lil pup gets the message. Although she is apart of the family, she is a dog and if treated like one she is fairly good even with energy bursting at the seams.


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[2bullymama]

:welcome3: to FBN ..... yes, you gave him a taste of sleeping with you so you now have to break that if you do not want it to continue. Cheli sleeps with us since having been house trained, but he is in a crate when we are not at home. as others have suggested... get him really tired, almost exhausted before bed and he should start to sleep through the night

 

[Julie Stevenson]

Being a trainer I have to agree with the others that have posted. The crying is getting your attention and he knows it. Dogs don't like to be alone. They are social creatures. Asking him to sleep alone goes against his natural instincts. My suggestion. Put the crate back in your room and prepare for a couple sleepless nights while you let him cry it out. I gave up and put my pups in bed and bought a plastic cover for the mattress He has only had a couple accidents. To each his own. Good luck.