12 Proven Tips for Training Your Puppy to Sleep Soundly Through the Night

Bring a new puppy home can be exciting for you and the little pup. Here are 12 tips to ensure you both get a good night sleep.

1.If you have a new puppy it is important to set a place for him to sleep his very first night in your house.

2.Use a kennel or crate and be sure to line it with newspaper in case he has any night time accidents.

3.Have an elevated area at the back of the kennel or crate as a sleep area. This can maybe be a dog bed or pillow. What you don’t want is your puppy sleeping in his own waste.

4.Keep the puppies resting place near your bed for the first few nights

5.Let your puppy find his own sleeping place.

6.You need to choose the place where your puppy sleeps, but you need to train him to go there at will.

7.Lead your puppy with a treat to connect his sleeping place with a positive reward.

8.Never pick up your puppy and place him in his sleeping area. If you do he will associate his sleeping place as a negative experience.

9.Place a towel, toy, blanket or other object with the familiar scent of his mother and littermates near his sleeping area. It will help him relax.

10.Some puppies may miss the feeling of a beating heart next to them when they sleep. Get a plush toy at the pet store that mimics the sound of his mother’s heart beat.

11.If your puppy whines or cries during the night, do not react. If you comfort or baby him it will only reinforce his whining, and tell him that he can signal you at his peck and call.

12.You need to be comfortable with where your puppy is sleeping. If you are up worried all night about your puppy, you will not only be exhausted but your puppy can read this negative energy.

Hopeful with these 12 tips you should be able to ensure you and your puppy are getting your much need beauty sleep.