Hello again, just wanted to let you know that my puppy has finally arrived home, we have named him Toby.  There are a few things i wanted advice on, he is very playful and loving but doesnt seem to want to sleep unless its with me, also whenever i leave the room he cries soooo much, i have been told to take the touch love approach and just ignore it but i find it so hard.

I put a blanket i sleep with in his bed it seemed to work but he only slept a cpl hours b4 having me up at 3am this morning i am exhausted. I know hes a puupy and this is a new place but is there anything i can do to make this transition easier for him?

We have been on a few walks and he has played with the ppl he has passed, hes gentle with children which i am pleased about but alas he likes to run circles around my feet and run behind me lol. He will just stop dead and refuse to move sometimes also, getting him to walk with me is very hard right now,

I know this all comes down to puppy training and that everyone experiences this but i was wondering if there are any tips that you all may have used that worked that i might try?

Thanks alot

Natasha

Welcome home Toby.  Can you post some pictures, we'd love to see him.  I think you are on the right track with what you are doing.  He is a puppy and so I think all of this can be expected, especially in new surroundings.  The blanket with your scent is a good idea, and the ignoring also.  He will settle down with time.  There is all sorts of advice on the training forum-- take a look at it and you will pick up some great advice.

Welcome Natasha and Toby.

Please post some pictures when you can.

First: Hi, again and welcome Can't wait to see some pics of Toby !!!!

Now, he is a "brand new puppy" -  only probably 8-9 weeks old??? Are you crate training him? Thre is an excellent thread at the top of the training forum regarding crate training. It is really the easiest way to housetrain a puppy, I believe. The thread I'm referring to has TONS of great advice.

If Toby is only around 8 weeks old, he will only be able to hold his bladder for approximately 3 hours (the general rule is 1 hour for each month of age plus an hour). So, I'm afraid that if you are wanting him to use the bathroom outside, you are going to have to get up at least once, and probably twice, a night for awhile.

Good luck and don't forgot those pics!!!!!

I dont mind at all getting up, its just once i have and hes seen i am awake i take him out and he wont go lol, i was waiting forever last night to get him to go then i brought him in and he poops and pees all over my blanket lol crafty bugger. Its not so much that tho its just once he sees i am up and awake, the perfuse crying starts until i pick him up lay him on my tummy and let him sleep there i slept on sofa with him on me for 3 hours last night >< lol

Well our second night after a rough start went a little better, we built him a pen and tried to leave him in it alone for a few minutes at a time. Well he cried alot, broke my heart but we tried to ignore it and let him get used to being alone for short periods, needless to say he learnt to stick his head in the chainlink fense and get it stuck >.<. So daddy went outside to the rescue, while i was inside panicing.

Well he wasnt hurt and we came inside, well clever little thing learnt  "Well if i keep getting stuck in here i will get some attention"  So he did it 3 more times.... again he wasnt hurt just thought it was a good way to get mommy and daddy out.

In the end we covered that particualr fense as it was looser that the others and he stopped doing it. After a while he stopped crying and played with his toys.

We then went out there and praised him on a job well done and played with him.

So when it came to bed time and being alone he cried a little then was quiet until 7 am this morning! i was sooo pleased i gave him a big cuddle and fed him.

We went for a walk and he walked next to me the whole time no problems!

Things are looking up, i think i wore him out tho hes asleep right now on my bed lol ^^