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!

[Kemp Rader]

Amanda, Let me know if the heartbeat worked for your puppy...I see it arrived on Saturday....I hope it helps. :)

Kemp

[Amanda and Wheatley]

Yes I got it! Thank you so much! She likes it a lot, I'm just worried about leaving it on because I have a feeling it will run out of batteries quickly! In all, she's been sleeping very well so thank you so much!

[Debbie and Thomas]

So glad she is sleeping!! My brother brought home his puppy a few days ago (8 wk old yellow lab) and he has been howling bloody murder all night for three days now. In a synopsis, since you have just been thru this-what worked best for you in the way you dealt with this. I know you tried everything-but what do you think made a real difference??

[Amanda and Wheatley]

What I found to make a difference is changing her crate from plastic to wire, moving it right next to our bed, and I downloaded the sound of a heartbeat, a ticking clock, crickets chirping, and a babbling brook, and I mixed in some piano music. I pretty much slept with my hand in the top of the crate so she could reach up and lick it and then pass out. I also work her silly until its bed time (we play lotsss of fetch). I hope it helps!

[Maryann,Roo and Tigger]

Congratulations! You have asleeping puppy! Hurray!

[Amanda and Wheatley]

I know yay! I've decided doodle mixes are brilliant dogs. I can't believe how quickly they pick up on things!