I have a puppy that whines...wont sleep in kitchen?

Get a crate and allow the pup to sleep next to you in the crate. She need to hear, see and smell you.

She was sleeping with her pack, her mom and sibs before she came to you. Now she has been delegated to a room alone. She is scared and wants her pack. NOw that you are her pack she will look to you for comfort. Please provide this simple need to her. You won't be spoiling her. YOu will be showing her as pack leader that you will protect and nuture her. This will create a bond of trust. Leaving her alone to cry it out will instill insecurity.

Rather than leave her to get stressed out, why not buy a crate and have it in with you overnight, at least until she realises she's not being totally abandoned. This is quite normal for a puppy, much as some cope with the night-time separation thing better than others. If you have her crate alongside your bed, at least she'll know you are there. You'll have to get up during the night to take her out to empty but this won't last forever. Some sleep loss is inevitable when you get a puppy, but it can be minimised if you realise what's going on, and why. It might help your neighbours too if they don't hear her kicking off.

Add I really don't understand this ticking clock idea - puppies of 9 weeks, and old enough to be sold, should have been away from their mothers, especially overnight, for quite some weeks already, so the idea that a ticking clock is replacing their mum's heartbeat surely can't apply? I'd suggest that if this appears to work, it's something else that's working!! A puppy will miss is his siblings and their warmth, plus all that's familiar in terms of surroundings and smells but that's all. It's worth a try of course, but I don't understand how it can work!!

My puppy is the same age and he sleeps in his crate where he feels safe. Maybe you should try getting her a crate?

I know it's tough but you just have ignore her, otherwise she'll associate whining and crying with you coming to let her out/soothe her. So hang in their and try not to cave in. My puppy usually cries for a while then gives up and goes to sleep. They get used with it, I guess. You have to remember how young she is and just give her time and patience.

Good luck. Puppies are hard work.

Here is my suggestion. Get a wind-up clock. Wind it up and put it under the puppy's blankets or pillow. When the pupply lays down, she will hear the ticking and think it is her mothers heartbeat. I've used this trick successfully before and it has always worked for me. For the first few nights when you want your puppy to go to sleep, put her on her bedding - she will have a better chance of hearing the ticking than if you just wait for her to go there herself.

Hope this helps.

Just having a bed is not enough - she needs to feel safe and secure so I recommend you buy a dog crate and crate train her.

Dogs are den animals and she will feel much safer, secure and warm in a crate. Plus you will have better results while potty training her.

Go to this link to learn about crate/potty training: www.inch.com/~dogs/cratetraining.html