My baby beagle keeps barking during the middle of the night

by Colleen
(Ca)

I got my puppy about 2 days ago. He is an outside dog and he is a baby beagle, but each night he keeps crying for hours in the middle of the night, and as much as it pains me my dad tells me to ignore it because he will eventually stop.

Any tips? and he keeps trying to bite my sandals/slippers even though I tell him no in a firm manner.

Any suggestions on how to get him to stop? Please and thank you!



Hi Colleen
It's normal for a puppy to want to be with his 'pack' and that is now your family, that's why he's crying. Your dad is right that if you ignore it, he will eventually learn that crying isn't going to get him what he wants.

However, if he's a little puppy he really shouldn't be outside by himself at night. He'll be lonely and scared. Putting him in a crate indoors would be much better, but of course he would still probably cry to be with you and you would still need to ignore it.

Check out my Crate Training A Puppy page for more information on this.

As for his biting and chewing on your slippers - again very normal puppy behavior. All puppies want to bite/nip and also to chew on things that they shouldn't. Of course you need to discourage this behavior early on, in a firm but loving way. These pages will give you lots of tips and advice on how to do this...


Puppy Biting

Puppy Chewing

Best of luck with your puppy!