Help !! It is 4am and our new puppy Molly has been crying all night.

We don't know if we should leave her ( which is breaking my heart !) or bring her bed upstairs, or will this just cause problems in the future ?

There are so many conflicting opinions.

There's loads of conflicting opinions aren't there?

IMHO pups are used to being in familiar surroundings with littermates and are bound to feel lonely and scared at night in a strange house. I personally don't see the need to make them be alone in the kitchen or wherever to start - many do feel this as they believe it is kindest to the puppy to start as they mean to go on.

I started off with our Terv pup in our room, partly because i wanted to be able to take her out at night for house training :) It worked very well, as long as you don't let the pup play or try to grab the sheets or something LOL :D

After a few nights of this we then slept downstairs with her for a few more nights and then eventually she was left downstairs on her own....by this time, she was used to her new home and us and fell asleep at night apart from needing the loo.

It's really up to you, if it is breaking your heart i would sleep down with her, or let her come up (but maybe try to calm and settle her so she understands she must be quiet at night).

Others advocate (if using a crate or pen) having it in your room to start, and then gradually moving it out to the landing and downstairs so again it is not too traumatic and the pup knows you are there.

Do it with the plan of eventually getting her downstairs again and i am sure it will work out.

Best wishes

Lindsay

We had 2 nights of crying when we got our pup - until I gave him an old t-shirt of mine to cuddle up with (make sure you wear it first to get your scent/smell on). Didn't hear a peep out of him after that!

Good Luck!

Dexy

As said by lindsay, you will get conflicting advice on this. This is what i was told and it worked for me...
If you intend on her sleeping alone at nights, the most important thing is DON'T GO TO HER!! If you do, you are making a rod for your own back.
Monty broke my heart the first night and I felt like a bad BAD parent but I didnt go in and he was quiet by about a week.
Best things are:-
A peice of clothing that smells like you
Something that smells of their litter
A warm hot water bottle
A ticking clock
Somewhere to sleep - crate with a blanket over the top is good.

hth
Sam x

my puppy was the same till i got him a hot water bottle and gave him a top that smelt of me oh and a old teddy bear which i took off the eyes and anything that he could chew off he did cry abit when we first left him to go bed but that lasted about 5 mins then he used to go sleep he is now 15 weeks and gets in his bed on his own when you say its bed time and you dont hear a sound out of him now he dont even use the hot water bottle anymore but still loves his ted in his bed with him he goes and gets him out of the garden if he has been playing with him out there puppys are like little babys really regards kellie