make it to sleep by sleeping pill .... sure no sound ... hey, do it only with professional description ...

I noe tat dog's mouth guard is kind of abuse, but i only will do it if really dun have other solutions.
I play with my dog at least 2 hours before sleep, it sleep without bising between 10pm-2am, then 2am-3am onwards START non-stop singing

he must want come out for poo and pee, good dog never poo at own cage.

if a dog keep barking in night,it means that the dog just saw the devil. So it's quite normal. Don't worry

It will only stop barking when :-
1) I let it out, and it play around.
2) Bring it to my room and sleep together.

then it can like teh say. she need to toilet.

u need to check out what is ther reason. did she pee poo b4 she go in to the cage?

play then toielt her.. only let her sleep.

if she its not because of pee poo, then try to play more b4 she go sleep, make her totally knock off, bring her for a long evening walk may help also.

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Added on April 7, 2009, 11:42 ammeans she only want YOU.

try wear a shirt for 2 night. put in her cage for her at night. see how she goes

This post has been edited by nezumitaro: Apr 7 2009, 11:42 AM

a pet product called oxyfresh has one supplement called oxyfresh relaxant. It's made from 100% herbs that calms the dog down and helps it to sleep. My male dog that has been harrasing my female non stop for 1 week because she's on heat, and keep whining 24 hours a day straight away go to sleep after i give him 2 pills. It's made from herbs like st john worts, valerian, chamomile, kava kava and melatonin so it's not exactly a drug.

This kind of product has any side effect? But then this only helps my dog to sleep, cant solve the problem.

OMG it's so annoying! I know how u feeL!!!

I have the same pRobLem ... but ouR situation is diffeRent...
My dog is a big guaRd dog that we keep outdoOrs.
He has a fenced up aRea to Run about & a shady RooF to pROtect him from the sun & rain.

He baRks ALL DAY AND NiGHT!!! it's annoying! He baRks at anything & eveRything...
dogs...cats...caRs...human beings... stRangeRs & non-stRangeRs...
He's a guaRd dog afteRaLL but it's distuRbing the neighbouRs & even me especiaLLy @ nite...

He wiLL onLy stop baRking for Like a few seconds when i scoLd him...
I tried giving him a companion (another dog)... instead they fought with each other ~
So i tried buying him some toys...but since he is a big dog.. he ate the whole thing up in within mins..

I guess we can't be giving our dogs medication everynight to make them sLeep?
BTW i know theRe's one moRe way but it seems cRueL... debug the dog... some PpL actuaLLy remove the dog's voice box..>_<~

This post has been edited by JackLene: Apr 7 2009, 03:07 PM

Actually, it's debark...and yes, it's very cruel. Plus, what's the use of a barkless guard dog if he can't bark to alert you of strangers? Kind of defeats the purpose,no?

your pom is same as my dog la
my dog loves to bark bout 5am

because by the time most of my neighbour wake up to cook breakfast
and he woke up

then nowadays i feed him dinner bout 10pm
then play with him till he's really crazy bark non stop !
then put him back bout 11.30am
he will drink water non stop
then wll fall asleep
i will accompany him till 12am

then i off the light and went upstair

with this way
he can sleep terus till 8am non stop !!

anyway.. mine is puppy lah~

Reading your post sounds like your dog is a pup, but then reading further on, she's already 1 year plus? How long has she been with you? Has she been with you since she was a puppy, or you have only just recently adopted her?

If she has just been recently adopted, probably she's not used to your house just yet...however, if she has been with you since her puppy days, maybe there is something she is trying to alert you of? Perhaps there's a rat or something near the place where she sleeps? My dogs sleep downstairs as well, and they bark a lot when they hear funny sounds (like cars / motorcycles late at night, etc)

You could also teach your dog the 'Quiet' command....here's a link as an example to help you to do that: http://www.dogtrainingbasics.com/BARKING.htm
There are also other training methods to teach your dog to be quiet. Google them to find out

Muzzling the dog overnight = bad idea. It can't drink water, and will be very uncomfortable. If your muzzle is too small he can't open his mouth to breath properly either. Muzzles are only for short term use (usually when being handled by a stranger eg. vet/groomer)

Anyway muzzling a dog isnt going to help with the noise. He won't bark. But he will start whining. Which is more irritating.

Since he is caged up all day, and only let out for a few hrs while you are home, then caged again while you sleep, its pretty obvious that he doesnt like to be caged. Who would? How big is your cage? Is there space for him to walk, stretch, turn around and stand properly? If not, you need a better enclosure.

Try to lock him in a room at night with his water/bed and toilet (if hes toilet trained), otherwise, let him out in the garden after dinner until you want to sleep then put him back in the house. He will do his business outside and won't want to do it in the night. (Adult dogs can do this, puppies need to go more regularly and will need a litter box). Don't lock him in the cage, sounds like he hates it. For all you know during the day hes disturbing your neighbours by howling no end. You don't know because you arent home

If you don't want to let him run in the room freely at night, then buy a wire enclosure and close up a corner of your living room at night. Then he will be able to run around a bit and play by himself

Remember a dog is not a toy you can keep in the cupboard and take out only when you want to play with it. No living animal likes to be caged or tied up with no freedom to move about comfortably.

This post has been edited by Sashan: Apr 7 2009, 04:24 PM

Agree with Sashan , try to uncage him if your dog has been toilet trained. I dun cage my MS pup .. he dun bark and sleep when the light is off.. but he will wake up every 730am morning ..

maybe try not to cage your dog?
i dont know, but i nvr believe it caging a dog. a dog needs to be properly trained and i dont see a reason to cage them.

OOooo that's what it's caLLed.. i heaRd pPL say debaRk and i thought they meant deBUG...
weLL yea.. i won't debaRk my dog -__~ it's cRueL...
and yes.. mine is a guaRd dog... no point debaRking a guaRd dog...
but I don't think he's a veRy goOd guaRd dog..
he just Loves to baRk @ eveRy1 & eveRything aLL day/night..
LOL..

Some dogs do it just because they like to bark...you can train your dog the Quiet command too if you want him to be quiet when told It's good that he would bark, but you can just let him bark for a while, then tell him Quiet. That way, he knows that it's good to bark to alert you and your family, but there's a limit

i have the same problem as well. i just adopted a shih tzu (4 yrs) that was abandoned by his owner [can read the story in my blog or in the shih tzu thread]. we keep him in the house during the day, but when it's sleeping time, we put him in the kitchen. once we leave the kitchen he will bark and bark and BARK! non-stop until 3am

then early morning around 7-8am bark again...

it is not annoying for me, i'm just worried that he gets traumatised. i can hear him barking from my room upstairs and i feel very sad. everytime we bring him to the kitchen he will refuse to go to his spot, looking very sad (but didn't bark). only when i leave him, then he start barking.

we used to put him in the front of the house but when it rains, he gets wet (my roof is short). he will also bark when we put him there but just 10 mins he will stop. but in the kitchen he just keeps barking and whining.

i think he hates the kitchen. should i just ignore him so that he gets used to it?

what can i do?

This post has been edited by Jessica Tan: Apr 8 2009, 11:11 AM

I kept the dog since it is 4 months old Hmm.. i think it bark not bcoz of unfamiliar with the house, maybe it feel lonely and boring during the night.

Last night, my dog sleep from 10.30am - 5.30am.. Mmmm.. Not bad not bad. I brought it for a walk during evening, and taught it some simple command during night time, maybe this helps it to sleep.

you nid to company her more, shes lonely, dog likes to seek for attention, communicate with her more, after all, dogs are human best friend. so yeah, sayang her more. dont bring her up into ur room, later she biasa already, every night also bark non stop. dont scold and beat her. its not good. if she bark, open the cage, sayang her abit, tickle her, then let her back cage. it works for my dog. sometimes they just wanna seek for attention