Hi guys! You may remember my board a few weeks back about name suggestions for the new puppy I was getting, well, allow me to introduce the new member of my family, Koda! He's a Catahoula Leopard mix. Sweetest boy ever. He wags his tail all the time and follows me everywhere!

Here's where the advice is needed... Bedtime. I know a thing or two about animals, but it's been such a long time since I've had a puppy this young and last night was just awful. I know he's just a baby and needs frequent potty breaks throughout the night, and I'm prepared for that. But, I want to know what worked for you and your pup to help them cope with their separation anxiety! So, Subeta, what did YOU do for your furry baby to help them (and you) sleep at night?

A trick that worked with our sheltie puppy when he was lonely: get a small hot water bottle, fill it with warm (not hot) water, and then wrap a fluffy towel around it. Put it in his crate/bed with him at night, and it acts like a warm, furry body for him to snuggle up to.

When I first got Jersey I'd had pee pads down at night, in case she had to go. I had a stuffed puppy and a blanket in her crate. I'd never force her to sleep in the crate though. The door was always open so she was free to come and go

OMG he is so cute, I'm going to die!

When my two of my dogs were babies, they had each other (we got them at the sametime) so they weren't as lonely. We adopted the rest of my dogs when they were older. Maybe if he has a special toy, allow him to take it to bed with him? I like the warm bottle idea mentioned.

Good luck and please smother him in kisses for me

Thanks guys! I've been reading online about different ways to help him sleep. I am going to put some rice in a sock and warm it in the microwave for him to snuggle up to. I did that with our other dog who I raised from just days old and she seemed to love it!

Melts into a little gooey puddle at the cuteness

We used the warm socks trick with a little portable ticking clock inside. We were told that the ticking of the clock would remind our dear little girl of her mother's heartbeat.

I just got a puppy myself about 2 months ago. For the first week or so, I let him sleep in my room with me, on the floor. He'd curl up next to me. I know that isn't ideal for most people but at the time I didn't know what else to do and it seemed to work fine. Later though, after about a week I'd sleep on my bed and he'd still sleep on my floor. Once he got used to living here and being around me and the family, one day I just decided to put him in his cage and let him sleep there. He cried for a minute or two, and after that he slept fine. I'd get him up every couple hours to go potty and when I put him back in he would cry for another minute or so but he'd eventually go back to sleep, and that was only on the first day of sleeping in the cage. After that he'd go in and sleep without crying. Also I'll put a blanket over his cage as well. A few tips I've heard along the way are to put a hot water bottle with him, you could also have some sort of background noise going, I recommend a radio tuned to AM or something that ticks like a clock or metronome. You could also move the cage to your room and let him sleep there (perhaps only temporary if you wished) and if that still isn't enough, bring the cage next to your bed and hang your arm off the side so he can catch your scent while he sleeps. One thing not to do, no matter how hard it is, is do NOT let him out of his cage until he stops crying. Otherwise he'll learn that crying gets him out and he'll never stop. If he happens to sleep in there and then spontaneously start crying in the middle of the night, it probably means he has to go potty so let him out, take him outside, and then straight back in the cage when he's done.

I'm about 7 weeks from being in this same boat. Hubby and I are adopting a corgi puppy. We have two lab-mixes, Lilo and Annie, but they were both at least 1 when we adopted them. Puck was just born on the 14th. Both Lilo and Annie came home from the Humane Society already potty trained. Now, not only is Puck a smaller dog, he's a puppy and we have to teach him everything he's ever going to know. I'm reading everything I can get my hands on about potty training, bringing home a new puppy, and corgis. Good luck to you and Koda!

What cute names!! Thank you! It's not too bad once you get them into a routine and they know how things run in your house! Good luck to you as well! C: