Move Her Crate?

[Greenepony]

Olive’s crate is currently in our living room. At out old apartment that worked out well and aside from a little whining the first night she happily settled into it. Her crate is still in the living room (different layout though) at our new place but now she is barking (loudly) and whining for extended periods of time after we put her to bed and a little before we would normally get up (this started 4 days after we moved in). She is always taken out to go potty right before she is put in her crate so it shouldn’t be that. During the day close to nighttime she will hop off the couch and go lay down in her crate so she still feels safe there as far as we can tell- at least when I am in the living room. If I go to bed before DH, Olive will usually try to follow me and lay down under the end table.

I’m just wondering if she is making a fuss because during the move, her flexi crate was in our hotel room and close to us and she would prefer to sleep near her people. She has slept in the same room as us for 2-3 nights when we visited DH’s parents and this behavior didn’t occur, but this was also when we were still at our old apartment (which she seems to have preferred, possibly because there was less foot traffic). DH was originally opposed to her being in our room, but he is sick of her barking keeping him up. My idea is to keep her big crate where it is in the living room and put her flexi crate in our room to sleep.

Thoughts?

 

[Calliesmom]

my dogs have wire crates in the living room- to keep them out of trouble and that is also where they eat. they have soft crates in the bedroom- peace of mind for sleeping. they pretty much don't make any noise after we go to bed unless Cran needs to go out or get another drink of water

 

[ClantyreSheltie]

Is she sleeping on a separate floor now? She may have been able to hear you before, and now she can't, hence her anxiety.

 

[Justme]

My boy had a special (Large Vari-Kennel) Sleeping At Night Crate in our bedroom, at the head of the bed, with the door facing the bed. He never fussed, and I loved having him next to me.

 

[corbinam]

I've found that being able to see/smell you makes a big difference for puppies. I'd give it a shot and see if it helps--as long as you're willing to allow her to sleep in the bedroom forever

 

[Greenepony]

Is she sleeping on a separate floor now? She may have been able to hear you before, and now she can't, hence her anxiety.

We're still on the same floor. The HVAC is louder so that may be the problem?

 

[denimmaterial]

I was interested to read your original post and the replies. Blue, my 6 year old sheltie has always slept in his cage in the kitchen which is directly below my bedroom. Until the last few months, we have never heard from him, other than welcoming yelps when he heard me getting up. Then for no reason that I can find, he started yelping just before dawn (4.30am ish).

I finally decided that the only thing to do was let him sleep in my bedroom. That started a week ago and so far I haven't been woken up in the early hours.

If only we could know what our dogs think and feel it would be so much easier to sort out their problems! Anyone with a similar problem might give this a try.

 

[Greenepony]

If only we could know what our dogs think and feel it would be so much easier to sort out their problems! Anyone with a similar problem might give this a try.

We ended up setting a flexi crate in our room and have even gotten an extra half hour of sleep in with the situation. She seems pleased with the situation since this has all mesh sides. I just don't trust her in it without us home, as she could easily chew her way out.