Crying puppy please help! I'm desperate

[Amanda and Wheatley]

So I've searched this topic a thousand times over and I see the same stuff, so I'm going to post it again to see if I get anything different. I just bought my puppy yesterday and brought her home, and by night of course I put her in the crate, and omg did she scream! She probably screamed, howled, and cried for 2 hours straight, and normally I wouldn't care but it turns out my roommate has a psychological problem with crying puppies. His family abused them when he was young I guess, so when he hears a dog cry he gets emotionally upset. Anyway, I did everything, I tried to tire her out before bed, I put in blankets, I put in a warming thing, I put in a toy with mom's scent, I played some piano music, I covered the crate with a towel, and NOTHING worked. I expected her to cry, but not scream bloody murder till 2 am. I dont know what to do! I have to make her stop crying before my roommate goes completely insane! And yes, when she quieted down and then started crying again I took her outside to potty, and she did, but when I put her back, the screaming started again. I did NOT take her out when she screamed though because I do not want to reward her bad behavior. I did put her in my room next to my bed, and I let her know I was there, but I think she just REALLY did not want to be in that crate. And I wasn't planning on using a water gun because I dont want to scare the poor thing.... Any ideas guys I'm desperate!

[Deanna Marsh]

I bought two goldendoodles in Sept. I had them in a crate together and in another room. Boy did they cry. I brought the crate in my room and when they would cry, I said I'm here, go to sleep. Kindly, but firmly. By the second time. they did. The next night started up again, I said go to sleep. Not a peep out of them after that. I hope this helps. how old is your pup, maybe it was too early to be separated?

[Amanda and Wheatley]

I tried the baby talk "go to sleep" "its ok", and i dont think she even listened! So then i tried the firm "quiet!" and she would look at me for a second and then start howling again. Absolutely nothing will work. My breeder told me to stick her in her crate and turn on animal planet, so thats what I'm doing right now. Maybe my problem was I didnt get home with her until 9 last night, so she didn't get much time to adjust to her crate. I'm going to try and wear her out today and let her get more used to the crate, so I prayyy it's better tonight!

[Amanda and Wheatley]

It is fairly hot here in Tucson... maybe I should try a wire crate with a blanket over it instead of a plastic one??

[Debbie, Brianna and Duncan]

Congratulations on your new puppy Amanda. I have heard the SnugglePuppies are a great comfort for little ones. They have a calming heartbeat built in. And they can snuggle with it like they are used to doing with their littermates.....this link shows the snuggle puppy

http://www.doodlecountry.com/snugglepuppies.html

[Amanda and Wheatley]

Well what I did, since the snuggle puppies were a little expensive, is I got a tube sock and filled it with rice and warmed it up in the microwave (I thought it would be just as good, just no heartbeat) do you think the heartbeat really would help that much?

[Debbie, Brianna and Duncan]

I'm not really sure :) Maybe someone here has exp. with them. The warm sock and rice is a great idea. Do you have a metronome or clock you could try for generating a beat? Breeders, what is the heartrate of a mommy doodle?

[Amanda and Wheatley]

I tried piano music, maybe I can look for a cheap ticking clock...

[Lynne B]

Beck hated the plastic crate, but did real well with a wire crate with a divider in it. Fortunately the breeder had gotten him used to the crate before we brought him home, apparently your breeder didn't do that?

Try putting a puppy kong in the crate with her. You can fill it with plain yogurt, peanut butter, etc. and mix some kibble in it, see if it will keep her busy until she falls asleep. Please, no squirt guns! the last thing you want to do is make being in the crate an unpleasant experience.

I don't know what your living arrangement is like, but if there is a bathroom or laundry room where you can close the door and spare your roommate from the noise, put her in there in her crate.

Every time you pay attention to her when she is making noise in the crate, whether you are scolding, or just talking nice, you are reinforcing the crying. You have to find a way to absolutely ignore her and only give her attention when she is quiet

[Amanda and Wheatley]

I think she was exposed a little to the crate, but probably not too much. I did talk at first but finally I stopped and just let her cry. I would put her in the bathroom but I thought she would appreciate being closer to me while she slept...

[Penny, Comiskey & Beemer]

Please don't think I'm a nut...but...Comiskey never got used to her crate..and I gave up...so when we got Beemer I was determined to do what ever it took...so....I downloaded heartbeat sounds to my ipod and attached external speakers to it....set the ipod to repeat and played that all night...never heard a peep out of him....actually by the second night he slept all night and by the end of the week...no more ipod.....good luck....

[Amanda and Wheatley]

What a fantastic idea, and of course I don't think your a nut! I will literally try anything!

[Chris & Boys]

Fozzy Bear did the same thing. So what I did was put his crate on the bed right next to me. I actually bought a soft sided one which he fit into for only a couple of weeks. I unzipped the end and stuck my arm in so I could pet him. It worked like a charm. Well worth the money spent. Then I just kind of weened him off the bed, moving him further from me until he was on the floor in the hard sided crate. He was probably only in the crate 6 weeks or so until he started sleeping with me. Once he was dry all night for 3 weeks, I finally gave in. ( actually a friend of mine who was watching him started when I was out of town. When I found out he did fine, then I gave in! She was very brave.)

Good luck! Oh, maybe your roommate can run a fan to drown out the sound.