I am pretty new to this board, but have been lurking around just reading all the info over the last few weeks knowing we were bringing our new beagle home last night. She is just 8 weeks old and has been separated from her mom for 2 weeks now, but last night was the first night alone from her littermates.
We had her home around dinner and played with her bedtime, then put her in her crate for the night. I figured she would be a bit upset and scared, but she cried and howled ALL night long. I can't believe a puppy has that much stamina. Almost made me cry myself.
Just wanted to know if this is normal????
We had lots of blankets, a stuffed toy, and some newspaper in front for her and woke up to pee and poo all over the cage. The breeder recommended putting the crate right beside our bed so she can hear us breathing, but that didn't seem to help. I even put the radio on soft in the middle of the night. She has also had a bit of diarreah since being home, but I figured that was due to stress.
The big thing I wanted to know what about the constant crying. Is it normal, or will it last a long time??? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sleep.gif
Thanks in advance.
Jenn & Mocha
We had her home around dinner and played with her bedtime, then put her in her crate for the night. I figured she would be a bit upset and scared, but she cried and howled ALL night long. I can't believe a puppy has that much stamina. Almost made me cry myself.
Just wanted to know if this is normal????
We had lots of blankets, a stuffed toy, and some newspaper in front for her and woke up to pee and poo all over the cage. The breeder recommended putting the crate right beside our bed so she can hear us breathing, but that didn't seem to help. I even put the radio on soft in the middle of the night. She has also had a bit of diarreah since being home, but I figured that was due to stress.
The big thing I wanted to know what about the constant crying. Is it normal, or will it last a long time??? /forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/sleep.gif
Thanks in advance.
Jenn & Mocha