Re: [PyrNet-L] Need advice:

[Stephanie W <srwhitney@earthlink.net>]

Hi!

 I had the same worry when we got Anais at 10 weeks.  She is now almost
5 months old.  She barked all night off and on the first night.  Then
every few hours for a while.  I always let her out, she peed or
whatever, had a drink and I put her back.  Now she sometimes barks once
during the night and sometimes lasts through the night, but if she does
bark it's either because she wants a drink or to go out and she goes
right back in her crate (where I give her a tiny treat) when she's
done.  It does not seem like she barks during the night just to get
attention.  Her crate is in the same room where the other dogs and I
sleep.  Just my experience...

Stephanie & Anais

Tony Leopold wrote:

> Here is my problem: We put him in his crate at night and he cries and
> barks for 1/2 hour, then stops. Then 1 hour later he starts again....I
> think....hmmm.....wonder if he needs to go outside? But I don't want
> to go look at him b/c then he'll think he can cry and bark, then I'll
> come everytime. So when do I go look at him to see if he needs to go
> to the bathroom and when do I ignore? I figure that if he starts
> making noises after he has cried about going in the crate to begin
> with, he needs to go. But can this lead to him "faking me out" and
> doing to just to see me and get out?