New puppy crying

[Mary Crosby]

I just got a new Chihuahua puppy and I have been reading books on raising a little pup. It says to ignore the whining by turning up the TV or radio to drown him out. Another option is to throw a can of marbles or coins at the cage everytime he cries. He will get the message. Have fun with your new friend.

[Corinna]

Do not throw any thing at them it can cause them to be fearful later. Putting them in the crate wiyth a faviorte toy and just ignore them also telling them NO. Praise them well after the time is over.

[Lescoop77]

Yes, I agree with throwing things at them. When I first got Pandy I had a tin can w/ coins in it and rattled it when I would catch her trying to potty in the house - and now she's scared of noise. Not a good idea. The pup is doing a tad better - we have been ignoring his cries and eventually he falls asleep. I'm hoping by the end of the week this will ease so I too, can get some rest!!

Pandy is super jelous. She won't play w/ him, steals his toys and barks/nips at him. Please tell me that this too will ease and it's just because she's used to being the only one????? Thanks everyone for your help.

[juju]

the crate is something that you should let your dog get used to slowly dont just put him in and lock the door, put lots of treats in the crate so he associates the crate as a positive thing. the crate is somewere they want to feel safe and secure.as others have mentioned just ignore any unwanted behaviour. hope all goes well.

[emc]

I got a chihuahua puppy 2 months ago and I know what it's like, we're still dealing with it. She would literally scream without end whenever she is left alone. We tried ignoring it and now the screaming has fizzled into whining but it's not as constant and to keep her quite at night she's crated in my mom's room, a couple of times she even slept alone quietly through the night. So ignoring it does help but it takes so much time and persistence. When you do go to let your puppy out be sure that it's when your puppy is quite and not when he's whining otherwise he will think that the whining got your attention.

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[olly]

When we first had gemma we had a crate and the way we got her used to it was with play , we left it open all day so she could go in and out at will and , to encourage this we would play ball , rolling it into the crate so she would go in and get it , we only ever shut her in for very short times to begin with gradually increasing as she bcame more used to it , and always giving huge amounts of praise when ever she came out even if she'd cried ,try not to get upset or shout and i think befor you know it all will settle down . hope this helps good luck

[olly]

When we first had gemma we had a crate and the way we got her used to it was with play , we left it open all day so she could go in and out at will and , to encourage this we would play ball , rolling it into the crate so she would go in and get it , we only ever shut her in for very short times to begin with gradually increasing as she bcame more used to it , and always giving huge amounts of praise when ever she came out even if she'd cried ,try not to get upset or shout and i think befor you know it all will settle down . hope this helps good luck

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