Westie Puppies – Westie Puppy Problems

This readers question about Brand New Westie Puppy Problems was posted on our Crazy About Westies Forum.

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Posted by Jenny

Hi there, We brought our eight-week old Westie home two days ago and already love him to bits but are having all the typical problems.

Perhaps his crate is too large but Shea hates being in it and cries and hollers so horribly that we end up taking him out–but not before he has an accident in there, within minutes often.

The first day and night he slept in it for a bit with one of us near him but was still upset most of the night. Last night he woke every forty minutes crying so I slept next to his crate so he could see me.

Today he still cries and tries to dig his way out when I put him in it. It may be too large–it fits his puppy bed with room for him to stand up and still turn around on one end, which means the mess gets all over everything.

He does not seem to mind soiling his bed, even though most books say he won’t do that. We also tried putting him in a deep box next to my teenage daughter’s bed last night and that did not work either as he just kept trying to jump out.
He is sooo adorable but I feel I can’t even take a shower, let alone go out for some milk, as he freaks out and has accidents each time he is in the crate–we are also quite sleepless. I know this is typical but just wonder if we should try a new tactic or buy a smaller crate that only fits his bed

Jenny

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