Lisa_T
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As people know, I'm picking up my little ruby girl in anything between three and six weeks. As people may also know, I'm profoundly deaf. How should I approach the overnight thing with the new pup? With Holly (she was 12/13 weeks old) I simply settled her down in her dark, cosy nook under the stairs and left her. True, there were usually messes to clean up, but that's what the puppy pads were for. Also true, she learned to settle down and it's rare for her to fuss about being left at night or any other time- and even during teething, she was never destructive.
...but... nook under stairs is now a laundry room. When I had Holly, the house next to me (I live in an end terrace) was empty, so even if she did yap, it was no big deal. Now there's a young family living there, and while I doubt they could hear the pup yap, her crying might start Holly off, and I'm certain they'd hear that! :yikes
This is my possible solution:
Stop food and water around six. Let pup fall asleep- in her crate- in the living room with Holly and I. I usually go to bed late- if necessary (if she wakes up) I can take the puppy out before I go to bed. Then I'll put the crate into my spare bedroom (on the empty side of the house) and put the radio on in BOTH the spare b/r and the kitchen, where Holls is. Hopefully that will go some way to drowning dog/puppy noises from the other! I think realistically, moving the crate would wake the pup up, so may well end up taking her out then (around 2am) and then .... should I wake myself up several hours later? How do I prevent her from inadvertently being trained to expect me to come? Or should I just emulate as far as I can the setup I had for Holly? Or should I wake myself up at 7am (to let Holly out as well) and take the pup then?
Decisions, decisions!
...but... nook under stairs is now a laundry room. When I had Holly, the house next to me (I live in an end terrace) was empty, so even if she did yap, it was no big deal. Now there's a young family living there, and while I doubt they could hear the pup yap, her crying might start Holly off, and I'm certain they'd hear that! :yikes
This is my possible solution:
Stop food and water around six. Let pup fall asleep- in her crate- in the living room with Holly and I. I usually go to bed late- if necessary (if she wakes up) I can take the puppy out before I go to bed. Then I'll put the crate into my spare bedroom (on the empty side of the house) and put the radio on in BOTH the spare b/r and the kitchen, where Holls is. Hopefully that will go some way to drowning dog/puppy noises from the other! I think realistically, moving the crate would wake the pup up, so may well end up taking her out then (around 2am) and then .... should I wake myself up several hours later? How do I prevent her from inadvertently being trained to expect me to come? Or should I just emulate as far as I can the setup I had for Holly? Or should I wake myself up at 7am (to let Holly out as well) and take the pup then?
Decisions, decisions!