how to get a puppy to sleep on their ow,

Hi Im new to this site, Ive got a 6 week old male staff called kofy, we have only had him just under a week and I was wondering if anymore has any advice as to get him to sleep on his own, coz at the moment he and me are sleeping on a beanbag, everytime we put him on his bed he sleeps for a while and then crys and for such a little thing its loud. PLEASE CAN ANYMORE HELP ME !!!!! ~

he young just left his family time will sort that out, i bet hes missing his litter mates and mum

are you using a crate as it makes it soooooooooo much easier.

put a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel in his bed, hes missing the comfort and warmth that he got from his mother and siblings this will mimic the affect of been with his litter

Harley was the same but he was 8 weeks when we got him, we kept him in a crate in my room so I was close by and had a heat mat in there to keep him warm and padded out with throws and towels after 2 nights he was sleeping fine on his own. Try not to attend to him with every cry you will soon realise what cries are for attention and what ones mean he really needs something it takes time but Kofy will get there soon.

How come you got him at 5 weeks? That's so young, I'm not surpeised he's crying!

Try a warm hot water bottle, securely wrapped & leave a loud ticking clock near him, or a radio on soft.

Crate training can make things a lot easier as they feel safe & secure in them.

i've heard the clock works and a heat pad/ well wrapped up water bottle. I'm going to try these when i bring Logan to his new home. And be strong.....i'll have to try not to go to him if/when he cries!

Hayley Logan looks class love Brindle and white dogs

[quote="Hayley109"]i've heard the clock works and a heat pad/ well wrapped up water bottle. I'm going to try these when i bring Logan to his new home. And be strong.....i'll have to try not to go to him if/when he cries


yes the clock works a treat, going on my experience, it worked very well

bigwazza wrote:are you using a crate as it makes it soooooooooo much easier.

Hi we have a crate, but when we put him in it, hes not in there long and start to cry we have tried leaving him in there, but we feel crual as he is only 6 weeks old

Marty wrote:Hayley Logan looks class love Brindle and white dogs

Thanks Marty! He's quite distinctive cos on the back of his neck (vertically) its half white and half brindle!! Cant wait to pick him up and it'll be interesting to see if any of the tips work for us. I've already decided to use the clock from my bedroom as its small yet ticks a treat!

As others said,a hot water bottle and a clock to mimick the mothers heartbeat works great.Thats what i used with Cairo.They do get better,dont stress too much.It will get easier!

Try a nice big teddy bear of cushion in his crate, I found that helped with my pup.

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I let my little staff pup, buddha in my room for the first 2/3 weeks when we first got him and then had him on his own bed in the hallway with my t shirt next to him so he had the scent of me around him and it worked like a charm and now he loves sleepin on his own with nothing but his toys after a further 3 weeks and is doing brilliantly

Unfortunately the only thing that fixes this is; being cruel to be kind

You have to lock him in another room/crate with a hot water bottle, ticking clock, and some teddies and just ignore him. He will kick up a right fuss and will probably scream til you think his little lungs will burst! but trust me it'll work and every night he'll imporve no end (within about a week he should stop completely!)