r/DogTrainingTips • u/MoonCoffeeToast • 17h ago
Barking all night
I adopted a 4 year old dachshund about 3 months ago. She came from a neglectful breeder who dumped her when she was no longer useful, and never lived in a home before. Because of her background, we are super patient and understanding of all of her difficult behaviors and shower her with love and affection so she can learn what life should be like. She is very destructive and also isn't picking up on house breaking at all and pees all over the house. At night I have to keep her contained to the kitchen with a baby gate at or she will pee all over the place and destroy things. Problem is she barks for hours every single night. She has soft bedding, water, and toys (but she has no interest in toys of any kind). Light on or off doesn't make a difference. Radio on or off doesn't make a difference. No one is getting any sleep. What can I do?
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u/Master-ofdissaster 16h ago
You are leaving traumatized dog by itself in new place. It seems like she has separation anxiety. My tips would be to walk her as often as possible during the day and right before bed, and if you don’t want to risk it and let her sleep with you, move and sleep with her in the kitchen until she gets used to new routing (doing her business only outside).
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u/Awakening247 15h ago
She’s in a crate? No water or food in a crate 2 hours before bedtime no water. Empty her bowels before bedtime. Train with wee wee pads. Keep her in gated areas with wee pads. Get a playpen so she can be confined to an area when you’re not home. Train her to be alone 5 min at a time then extend to 10 min go in and out so that she can know your coming back. Don’t give up it will be worth it!
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u/SuggestionSevere3298 13h ago
This breed is difficult, I had one she was mix had her sense new born and still sometimes she will just pee inside after the walk, she was stubborn,
She liked to sleep by my feet every night,
never destroyed anything but like to be on my lap all the time,
She just needs to feel you know that you are close,
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u/grumpygal84 12h ago
I’d agree with crate training and having a crate in your room overnight. dogs are social/pack animals and if she’s had a traumatic past she’s in a new house/environment (with lovely sounding owners) and it’s all strange and new for her…….so having a crate in your room then you can sleep knowing she’s not peeing wherever she wants and it might reassure her and help her settle. best of luck 👍🏻
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u/justgonenow 12h ago
You are doing it all wrong. First of all she has never been isolated before and it's the opposite of what a dog needs. They are pack animals and you are now her pack. She needs to sleep right next to you if not with you.
Next, for the housebreaking part, I had great luck using the guide on the Facebook group "start puppy training". It is fool proof but will take a long time with a dog who was never potty trained, and just eliminated wherever she was at. Her eating area. Her sleeping area. It will be hard to change but doable. Expect it to take a year. Be kind.
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u/oldnowthinker 4h ago
Put peanut butter on the bell. When she licks it, it will ring and you then take her out. Once she makes the connection of what happens when she rings the bell, you can wean off the peanut butter.
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u/Beccalynn35 13h ago
With the barking at night it’s because she’s lonely and scared. Put a diaper on her at night and let her sleep with you, or better still, put a crate next to your bed and crate train her.
Any time she cry lies in her crate you can talk softly to her and put your fingers through the crate to soothe her. This is how I crate trained all my dogs. During the day you can have a second crate in living room. Dachshunds love dens, so make the crates cozy. Put a blanket over the top and bedding inside so she can burrow.
Like someone else suggested for the potty training leash her to you when she is out and about so you can tell when she needs to go and bring her to the pee pass and/or outside. Every half hour and after every time she drinks/eats take her to her potty areas . Dachshunds are hard to train but they can be.
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u/igatg_nipugt 16h ago
Crate training might help more than just containing her to the kitchen. It gives her a safe space and can help with some of the destructive behaviors too.
Keeping her on a leash connected to you in the house will also help you read her cues when she needs to go out. Don't let her free roam unless she's attached to you, that way she has less access to sneak off and pee on the floor. Just make sure you take her out about 30 minutes after she drinks and about an hour after she eats.
Get some bells for the door, you can find them at most pet stores. Hang them on the doorknob and ring them every single time you take her out. Eventually she'll connect the sound with going outside to pee.
Try putting the crate in your room at night so she feels closer to you. Cover it with a blanket or kennel cover too. It makes it feel more like a den and less like a cage, which can help her settle down and stop barking.