We have had our Jack Russell pup for 2 weeks now. We got him at 6 weeks. The first week was hard, lots of sleepless nights but eventually he settled and was quite all night from 12 - 7am - if left with our other dog (3 year old lab) and not in his cage. He also started to settle in the car and was quite while driving and being left on his own.

Last night though he cried all night - every hour and would not settle. He also cried and howled in the car this morning and would not stop.

We cannot let him cry as we live in a flat so have neighbours, above, below and to the side. (We are waiting to move any week now to a house).

I really do not know what to do as he had become so good and seems to have reverted to how he was the first few days that we had him.

Please help me if you can, will this behaviour stop? Is he going through his "8 week old - fear period"?

He could be cold as the temperatures have dropped recently. If he is constantly crying it may be best to pop him to the vets to make sure he's not unwell.
Bec

Thanks. Have tried putting a little blanket over him, but he still cried. He is going to the vets tonight for his first jab so will speak to her about it then.

It just seems such a shame, as he had come so far to suddenly start all his whinning again.

Thanks again

If your pup is unwell please don't allow the vet to vaccinate until pup is better.
Bec

Update:

Took him to the vets for first jab. Told the vet about sudden change in behaviour and she checked him over, took temp etc. Everything was fine.

Put him to bed as usual, left heating on all night, left t-shirt of mine with him and left toys. He woke every 40 minutes for the whole night!!!!!

I am now at a complete loss of what to do to stop this crying and do not want to reinforce the behaviour by keep going to him but have to choice as i do not want the neighbours to complain.

Lucy, I realise this might not be the way you want to go, but have you considered having him stay with you?
I kept my GSD pup in a basket next to the bed when we had this problem and it was the only way the both of us could settle
down for some decent nightrest.
She would still wake me up if she had to go, which helped with her housetraining.
But then I live in a flat, so things are different for me anyway.

Did you GSD eventually settle on her/his own though? I do not want him to sleep with us in the bedroom on a permanent basis. I will try it though if only to get a good nights sleep.

Have spoken to someone today about Bach Flower Remedies and they have suggested a mixture to calm and aid sleep so i may try both tonight!!!

Thanks very much for your help.

Well, I kept her there for 3 months and then gradually moved her basket closer to the door and eventually out in the hall/kitchen where she sleeps now. I used a baby gate to keep her from coming back in and I would run her ragged before turning in for the night.
I personally do a lot with Bach flower remedies and Crystal healing, apart from being a Reiki master, so I do healings on my dogs as well.
I realise perfectly though that its not a recognized form of treatment, so I will never suggest it to anybody else.

For the sake of peace, and some sleep for you and your neighbours I suggest you pop to your nearest Argos, and invest in the Gold crate that they do.

Put him in it by the side of your bed, and he should settle when you speak to him in the night. As he gets used to it as his bed you will eventually be able to move the crate further away, across the room, in the hall, and do3wn in whichever room he will eventually sleep in!

It will be great for keeping him safe during your move, and whenever you stay away with him, or in the car. It is about 20 inches long x 20 inches wide x 24 inches high. My next door neighbours had never used a crate before, but when their Russel died and they bought two pups they found that their curtains wewre being pulled down, and I suggested th4e crate for them to sleep in, they think it was the best thing they have ever bought.

Although its hard to say why your Jack has reverted to this behaviour, there can be many reasons, it might be a good idea to try and distract him from it.
Dont affirm the behaviour by making a fuss when he whines, but try and distract him with a toy maybe?
You might get him to do something for a treat, just dont give it to him for nothing, or he might think he's being rewarded for whining!!

6 weeks old...wee bit young to be taken from mum i feel