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Hi! New here and new golden pup parent.
We got Lola at 14 weeks old this week. A little older than usual. Breeder has already been crating her at night so we were confident she’d be fine here.
First night was horrific. She was so stressed. Barking, crying, banging and evening pooing. We followed all the usual steps but no. She hates it. So after a couple nights of trying we moved the crate to the bedroom. Which has helped. We can cope with ignoring her cries but the barking is A LOT. We ideally need her to be crated downstairs to prepare for when she starts to be left.
We currently can’t pop out for 20 minutes without a meltdown. We’ve done music, lavender, crate, no crate. It’s all just so difficult. I’m desperate for her to be happy and stress free. Any advice on anything in the first few weeks to make her the happy calm and content?!
thanks in advanced.
We got Lola at 14 weeks old this week. A little older than usual. Breeder has already been crating her at night so we were confident she’d be fine here.
First night was horrific. She was so stressed. Barking, crying, banging and evening pooing. We followed all the usual steps but no. She hates it. So after a couple nights of trying we moved the crate to the bedroom. Which has helped. We can cope with ignoring her cries but the barking is A LOT. We ideally need her to be crated downstairs to prepare for when she starts to be left.
We currently can’t pop out for 20 minutes without a meltdown. We’ve done music, lavender, crate, no crate. It’s all just so difficult. I’m desperate for her to be happy and stress free. Any advice on anything in the first few weeks to make her the happy calm and content?!
thanks in advanced.