Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me.
My miniature dachshund has always had separation anxiety and this affects her a lot during bed time. When we got her we tried to crate train her and it was very on and off, at first she would only sleep in the crate if it was in my room and then eventually managed to get her to sleep in her crate in the living room. This wasn’t a long term thing though as she is very stubborn and would howl all night even if I slept in the living room with her she just hated the crate. Eventually I started letting her sleep in my bed just for the sake of some peace and quiet which I don’t actually mind however, recently she refuses to sleep at all even in my bed! It doesn’t matter what I do, I’ve tried taking her on multiple short walks in the day and an hour before bed, long walks, playing with toys, training etc. it doesn’t make any sense because when we’re watching tv before bedtime she’ll settle down next to me and go to sleep but as soon as I put her in bed she’ll jump off of the bed and howl at the door.
Does anyone know why she’s doing this and how I can get her to settle back down again? We never had this issue with any of our previous dogs or our other current dog.
My miniature dachshund has always had separation anxiety and this affects her a lot during bed time. When we got her we tried to crate train her and it was very on and off, at first she would only sleep in the crate if it was in my room and then eventually managed to get her to sleep in her crate in the living room. This wasn’t a long term thing though as she is very stubborn and would howl all night even if I slept in the living room with her she just hated the crate. Eventually I started letting her sleep in my bed just for the sake of some peace and quiet which I don’t actually mind however, recently she refuses to sleep at all even in my bed! It doesn’t matter what I do, I’ve tried taking her on multiple short walks in the day and an hour before bed, long walks, playing with toys, training etc. it doesn’t make any sense because when we’re watching tv before bedtime she’ll settle down next to me and go to sleep but as soon as I put her in bed she’ll jump off of the bed and howl at the door.
Does anyone know why she’s doing this and how I can get her to settle back down again? We never had this issue with any of our previous dogs or our other current dog.