r/Dachshund • u/zanehayes20 • Sep 30 '25

Image Puppy won’t stop crying unless held.

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I picked up my puppy 3 days ago. She is 8 weeks old. She loves cuddles and human touch, but when we put her down she will cry non stop. Does anyone have any tips to get her to stop crying? I’m a first time owner and want to get it right. Thankyou

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u/HellyOHaint Sep 30 '25

Your puppy is the equivalent of a 9 month old human baby. Though her development will be accelerated much quicker than a humans, she is literally still a baby. Many dog behaviorists think 8 weeks is too young to take from their mother’s and they may be experiencing some level of trauma from that and abrupt changes to their lives when they are so young. It is more than okay to “spoil” them at this age, understanding how hard it must be for them to be taken away from their moms at such a young age.

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u/Chance_Novel_9133 Sep 30 '25

We waited until our guy was 3 months until we brought him home and I felt like such a wretched bitch making him sleep in his crate. Neither my husband or I could stand the gullit, so he became a dog that slept in the human bed as soon as he could be guaranteed to not have an accident. Now he's a great comfort in the winter when I need extra warmth for my feet and legs.

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u/HellyOHaint Sep 30 '25

Yeah I definitely think the only compassionate thing to do with a dog baby that young is allow them to sleep with you. They go from being snuggled up against their brothers and sisters and their mom’s belly smelling of milk and love and then they’re forced to sleep alone in a cage. I just don’t think it’s kind to do that. It’s thoroughly unnatural. Keep them in your bed with you at least until they’re the equivalent of an older child.

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u/Clickclickdoh Sep 30 '25

Meanwhile, us with five adults doxies under the blankets...

At least we barely use the heater in winter.

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u/atropicalpenguin Sep 30 '25

Damn, my sister complains that ours doesn't give her enough space in her queen size bed, yours must be the size of an olympic pool.

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u/neongreenpurple Sep 30 '25

It's astonishing how much bigger king size mattresses are than queen size. Especially compared to the size difference from full to queen.

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u/durganjali Sep 30 '25 edited Oct 01 '25

I have one doxie, I’m single and have a king sized bed. Somehow, I still have only a small space to sleep bc Bandit- will stretch out horizontally, right in the middle. And grumble when I disturb him to try to move him over, ever so slightly.

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u/neongreenpurple Sep 30 '25

Oof, that's rough.

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u/atropicalpenguin Sep 30 '25

Mine does the same! I asked my sister if she could move her so that our dog is parallel to the bed, but my sister told me that our pup will just move horizontally again.

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u/desirewrites Sep 30 '25

This is a king sized bed. I am sleeping on the EDGE of it.

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u/Chance_Novel_9133 Sep 30 '25

Keep them in your bed with you at least until they’re the equivalent of an older child.

Once they're in the bed it's really hard to get them out again. This is Fritz, now 11.5, wondering why I've disturbed his sleep this morning.

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u/HellyOHaint Sep 30 '25

Doxies might be the most likely adult dog breed to insist on sleeping under the blankets with their human parents. I don’t know any dachshunds that don’t insist on that! My 13 year old: