hannah8288
New Member
Hi,
Myself and my partner purchased an 8 week old miniature dachshund puppy 4 days ago, and are having some difficulties which I'm not sure are normal.
Our little man is very happy in his new home when he is around us. He plays lots, eats and drinks well, and is getting better at using his training pads. He is also becoming more settled at night when in his crate in the kitchen, however cannot be left alone during the day. Even after being along in his crate for a few seconds, he starts to whimper, and after about 20 seconds this turns to barking and almost screaming after a while. It is not that he hates his crate, he actually seems to quite like it. It has plenty of blankets and a couple of toys, and when we let him out of it to toilet he often just jumps straight back in. He eats in there happily and will even play in there by himself as long as we are around, but as soon as we leave he goes absolutely crazy, to the point that when we return he is shaking a drooling
We have tried leaving him in there for just a minute, but by this point he is already yapping, so we feel that returning to him would just teach him the wrong thing. We then get stuck though as it will get to his feed time, or toilet time and we have to let him out. This makes it feel like we are just giving in to him but because he can't settle himself we have no option. The longest we have left him to see if he will settle is about an hour and a half, but by this point he was really traumatised.
It is also not purely the crate that is the problem, as he gets equally as distressed if just confined to the kitchen area or left in a room by himself.
Please could somebody give me some advice as I am really finding it emotionally draining hearing him cry every time i leave, even if its just for a few minutes, and i am really struggling to know what to do.
Myself and my partner purchased an 8 week old miniature dachshund puppy 4 days ago, and are having some difficulties which I'm not sure are normal.
Our little man is very happy in his new home when he is around us. He plays lots, eats and drinks well, and is getting better at using his training pads. He is also becoming more settled at night when in his crate in the kitchen, however cannot be left alone during the day. Even after being along in his crate for a few seconds, he starts to whimper, and after about 20 seconds this turns to barking and almost screaming after a while. It is not that he hates his crate, he actually seems to quite like it. It has plenty of blankets and a couple of toys, and when we let him out of it to toilet he often just jumps straight back in. He eats in there happily and will even play in there by himself as long as we are around, but as soon as we leave he goes absolutely crazy, to the point that when we return he is shaking a drooling
We have tried leaving him in there for just a minute, but by this point he is already yapping, so we feel that returning to him would just teach him the wrong thing. We then get stuck though as it will get to his feed time, or toilet time and we have to let him out. This makes it feel like we are just giving in to him but because he can't settle himself we have no option. The longest we have left him to see if he will settle is about an hour and a half, but by this point he was really traumatised.
It is also not purely the crate that is the problem, as he gets equally as distressed if just confined to the kitchen area or left in a room by himself.
Please could somebody give me some advice as I am really finding it emotionally draining hearing him cry every time i leave, even if its just for a few minutes, and i am really struggling to know what to do.