I'm starting to HATE MY DOG!!!

[Vinny]

We got a nine-week-old Jack Russell terrier. He's awesome -- very playful, hyper, and smart. He loves my daughter and is generally WELL behaved for a breed with a somewhat bad rep for poor behavior.

HOWEVER

He does not stop f**king howling at night!! All night, he howls, barks, and cries. It sounds like someone's beating on him. He hasn't slept in three days since we got him. He's SO tired that he literally falls asleep standing up.

When we are with him, he's cool. Playful, affectionate, and sits on laps and stuff. When we lock him up for the night, he goes balls out with the crying and screaming -- I guess because he's lonely. We tried the ticking alarm clock, stuff animals, blankets, cages... nothing works.

Anyone have any suggestions for me before I punt him from the 40 yard line? I really, really, really like him a lot -- I think he's awesome -- but this howling is driving me insane and really causing some stress around the house.

[Nick David]

just let him sleep with you. he'll be way more affectionate and care for you more. it's not like he'll take up room on the bed.

[Vinny]

just let him sleep with you. he'll be way more affectionate and care for you more. it's not like he'll take up room on the bed.

We're afraid of the shit and piss thing. I mean, he's good and goes on the paper, but we don't trust him enough to let him sleep with us or in our daughter's room.

[caribstv]

give him a few days to get use to his new home. he's home sick

[Jelly_Belly_Whore]

did you try covering the cage with a blanket so it's completely dark inside? keep at it and the pup should get used to it..

[Vinny]

did you try covering the cage with a blanket so it's completely dark inside? keep at it and the pup should get used to it..

Haven't tried that yet.

[Nick David]

read this and live by it

http://leerburg.com/housebrk.htm

here's more info - it relates to german shephers but this shit works and he knows what he's talking about... refer to this page for all questions
http://leerburg.com/qahouse.htm

[Nick David]

took my dog 2 days to house break after i read this

[Vinny]

read this and live by it

http://leerburg.com/housebrk.htm

here's more info - it relates to german shephers but this shit works and he knows what he's talking about... refer to this page for all questions
http://leerburg.com/qahouse.htm

Holy shit, those pages are awesome. Gonna print em out and bring them home. THANKS!!

[Nick David]

this guy is the shit! if you have any questions, the answers are here....and it works too!

[soda7o]

bookmarked.. my stupid pug will behave i tell you
thians nick

[E=mc What?]

i got a 3 month old German Shepard who does that same shit.... barks barks howls barks for hours... she coming to a hault with it now.. but we just completely covered the cage and paid no mind to the barks and howls... once u go to her/him cuz of the howling and or barking their gonna remember that and keep doing it

[TonUpBoy]

just let him sleep with you. he'll be way more affectionate and care for you more. it's not like he'll take up room on the bed.

We're afraid of the shit and piss thing. I mean, he's good and goes on the paper, but we don't trust him enough to let him sleep with us or in our daughter's room.


Dude, we had the same issue with our Chihuahua at first, but eventually we let him sleep on the bed...REMEMBER, Dogs will never shit and piss where they sleep, so don't even worry about it.....Now, that we have a baby, we had to move him out our bedroom, but now he's 1 year old and he doesnt mind sleeping in the living room...goodluck man.

[E=mc What?]

here u go :lol:

http://www.tristatesportbikes.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14137

[Vinny]

He's actually doing very good right now in the basement in his cage. I covered it up with a blanket and he's been really quiet.

[cvc14]

good luck with the dog.. my little yokie did not want to sleep either when we got him but he had 3 different homes in under a year.. We just let him stay in bed with us at night and he is fine. He has never once piss or shit in the bedroom.. Now in other parts of the house is another story..

[Co-pilot]

When my dog ws a puppy she used to cry at night. I ended up letter her sleep with me so I could get some sleep!

[ekuhn]

when we first got my dog he'd howl like no other. Then in his cage we put an old fashioned alarm clock that you could actually hear 'tick. tick. tick.' Believe it or not, it kept him quiet.