We have a 10 week old male… West Highland Terrier. We got him 2 weeks ago and he continues to cry throughout the night. At 4-5 o'clock AM he is taken out to go to the bathroom. He typically goes and then for the next 2 hours or so he constantly whines and cries. This is the problem. By this time shouldn't he have adjusted?
Hi Chris,
Your westie reminds me of our first westie we brought home. Listen Chris, your westie is crying because he is a baby you know! He misses his siblings and his old surroundings…you can understand that can't you? Our westie cried loud and was not happy at nights. He played well in the day of course. But at night was when he would cry often.
I knew what was wrong, he was scared and felt alone by himself in the other room! (I'm assuming he is sleeping in a totally different room right?). Well if he is, just simply put the puppies crate with him in it in a corner in your room. Tell him good night and even put a warm blanket over the crate.
I swear, IMMEDIATELY after we placed him in the room with us and the crate, he didn't whine a peep! He felt closer to us and slept just fine…he didn't feel alone anymore! You can't expect to bring a baby home and put him in a cold room by himself and not feel at least bit scared and alone do you?
Try that and see how he adapts…hey, even tell him goodnight while you cut the lights off and get into the bed! At least he'll feel for now that he is part of the pack and you all are at least sleeping in the room together. This helped us until he got a bit older to be out of the cave and sleep where ever now! I hope this advice helps?
Take Care!
D.
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hell grow out of it. my dogs did. they are just like children you cant run to them everytime they cry, your dog will get used to being in the kennel. One of my dogs did the same thing when after we go him. I wanted him to learn that being in the kennel is ok now when he likes to go in the kennel and thats were he feel safe.
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Some take a long time to adjust..try putting a blanket over the crate so he can't see out (cause they don't understand why they can't be "out") and leaving the tv or a radio on.
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It depends on you. The hardest part is ignoring the crying & whining. The sooner you stop paying him any attention at all, the sooner he will stop. One bathroom break is enough. Cover his crate so he can't see out anywhere. Even if you have to put his crate at the far end of the house, ignore him. Congrats I had a westie & he was the best boy in the world as an adult!
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you give them treats when they dont cry and put lots of bones and toys in there for it
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he'll grow out of it, he doesn't want to be alone.
The time' it takes the to grow out of it differs from dog to dog as does ways to make him stop. Most of my foster puppies have stopped if they are close to me (next to my bed).
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Hi Chris,
Your westie reminds me of our first westie we brought home. Listen Chris, your westie is crying because he is a baby you know! He misses his siblings and his old surroundings…you can understand that can't you? Our westie cried loud and was not happy at nights. He played well in the day of course. But at night was when he would cry often.
I knew what was wrong, he was scared and felt alone by himself in the other room! (I'm assuming he is sleeping in a totally different room right?). Well if he is, just simply put the puppies crate with him in it in a corner in your room. Tell him good night and even put a warm blanket over the crate.
I swear, IMMEDIATELY after we placed him in the room with us and the crate, he didn't whine a peep! He felt closer to us and slept just fine…he didn't feel alone anymore! You can't expect to bring a baby home and put him in a cold room by himself and not feel at least bit scared and alone do you?
Try that and see how he adapts…hey, even tell him goodnight while you cut the lights off and get into the bed! At least he'll feel for now that he is part of the pack and you all are at least sleeping in the room together. This helped us until he got a bit older to be out of the cave and sleep where ever now! I hope this advice helps?
Take Care!
D.
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Westies LOVE and want their people all the time. We got our first Westie when she was six weeks old and she has slept with us every night after that. We now have two and they were both raised sleeping with us. They have never whined at night nor have they made any messes on our bed (unless they were not feeling well and couldn’t help it). Try letting them sleep with you until they are potty trained then train them to sleep in their crate or on a doggy bed in your room. Both of our Westies are crate trained, too.