most grateful if anyone can help.
have a gorgeous 8 wk cocker but she howls nearly all night.
i was wondering if bringing her too my room would be a bad idea(she is crated)
i make sure she has blanket,toys chews and cuddly toy and she gets out last thing at nite.she settles fine in crate during the day but i m getting desperate for a sleep!
thanx in advance foe anyone who answers

You are lucky in that you have the choice! It is perfectly possible to have her crated in your room till she gets used to not being with her first family. Then you can gradually move her crate further and further away until it is eventually where you want her to sleep. The alternative is putting up with her howls until she eventually gets used to being on her own. Both methods work. One is harsher than the other.

I did that as when mine howls she woke the whole neighbourhood up! ;)
She is still in my room 7months on! My choice though she will sleep downstairs though but i like her with us.

Try putting a cover over the crate at night, so only the door is uncovered, it sometimes helps them settle. Although she has bedding, is it snuggly, you could try a fluffy toy (eyes and bits removed) or an old jumper of yours.

Good Luck
Sandra

My cocker cried all night when we got him home.  After 4 sleepless nights I moved his crate into the hall outside our bedroom (I left our bedroom door open) and he settled staight away, he just need to know that we were close.  He slept there for a couple of months and is now back in the kitchen (my ankles were black and blue moving the crate every evening and morning).  He loves his crate, you just have to say 'bedtime' and he's off.
Good luck  :)

My cocker, Maud, cried for the first week and even whined if I turned my back on her to do the washing up.  We used to really wear her out with play before bedtime and she'd be so tired in the end that she started taking herself off to bed! She eventually outgrew it though as I'm sure yours will.  A year later we got another puppy and they got on really well, sleeping and playing together, it was great, no whining from the new puppy as she had company all the time.

However, we now have a real problem with the second dog, Lily, who is now 4.  We can't separate her from Maud and leave her on her own for any time.  If Maud goes to the clippers or the vets we have to take Lily as well.  We tried sticking to our guns and leaving her to howl, hoping she would settle down, but after 20 minutes we had to get her as we had some complaints from neighbours.  When she's with us and without Maud, she is quiet but very subdued.

Has anyone else had separation anxiety with their dog with another dog?  and more to the point, are there any tips in making her feel a bit happier about spending a couple of hours by herself?  (sorry if I should have started a new thread but I think this is a little along the same lines)

I would definitely take her upstairs in the crate.  When we got our working cocker we left her downstairs in the crate, determined not to give in to the howling.  It eventually stopped, but not for 10 nights.  If I was to do it again, I would just take the crate upstairs to the bedrpp,, and move it one foot closer to the door each night, then onto the landing, then to the hall and finally to the kitchen.  Hope you get some sleep soon! 

I suppose what you have to decide is do you want her in the bedroom?  If the answer is no then leave her be.  We've always left all ours in the kitchen and they've all varied about how long the howling goes on.  Storm was the worst (RIP) he went on for days and he had Hollie (RIP) for company - that didn't help though.  Ella (RIP) was average.  Our current dog Alfie who's 11 months was the best.  When we collected him from the breeder she said to give him warm puppy milk before we settled him down, we left the radio on low and a night light on.  In his crate we left a cuddly toy that we'd rubbed all over mum and litter before we brought him home plus some other toys.  He was really good, a little whine on the first night, after that nothing.

HI well Troy is 11mths and still howls for about 10-sometimes 60mins each night and i think this is now a habit

I would recommend moving the crate to your room. With a previous pup I tried leaving her howling....it never stopped for 5 months whatever I tried. I found that the stress of it all spoiled our bonding during the day, I got resentful for my lack of sleep, for which I feel guilty. With my current girl I  did things differently, ..I let her sleep with me from day one. The result was a more relaxed bonding time, more sleep for me and the neighbours, and I found it helped with housetraining as I could let her out if she needed. After trying both, I will let any future pups stay close to me at night.

If you dont want her in your room........Try leaving a radio on downstairs where she is and cover the cage with a blanket.  I have found this works really well, the puppy doesnt feel completely alone as it can hear noise.