glad to hear that your pup has improved. what you've done on the first day by sleeping with ur pup is not usually recommended. reason being, your pup will learn much slowly that he needs to learn to be alone. also by doing so, your pup might learn that, if it wants u to give attention, all the pup needs to do is cry. :P

be firm with ur pup. firm != cruel. what ur pup is doing now, is learning what are his limits. him stop whinning a while is showing that. he's testing how much is too much and what is allowed in your household. this is the most crucial moment to teach your pup the right things and set the rules! GL!

Dear AngelBee,

How r u? How's he doing? Hope everything goes well for u and for him.... I personally believe that since we love dogs and bring them to our life, we muz keep them not onli healthy but also happy.... Happy in the sense of not beyond the limit.... If u do not gain their trust and love, it is very hard for u to train them future... U r doin it right... Give him more love, care and attention... They are here in our life not to be a puppet but to be a part of our family... Tht's the way my two boys were brought up.. I cant bear to even hear a single cry from them... They get the most of my love, care and attention and yet they are very obey to the rules i set.... But sumtimes, there's 1 or 2 accidents do happen... Tht's ok.. we as human also do mistake rite...

Hope to hear from you again... Take care n send my huggies to him...

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Thanks for responding. I know what i did on the first night is wrong but I wouldnt want the neighbours to complaint. Now my pup is becoming more devilish. He started to sing and knock doors. Every night, he will knock knock knock and start to sings... Only when my husband yells at him he will stop but only for 5-10 minutes and starts again. So when I warn him, he actually understands and goes to sleep. I guess it's because I beat him most of the time. I tried many other ways to train him but nothing seems to work except whipping. Now he started playing his drinking water and by the time we reach home after work, he would be thirsty. I haven't had another pup who has this habbit. Any advise??

if that's what i was afraid of when u said he'll come knocking on your door. ur pup has way too much space. have u heard of crate training? maybe u could try that. might help with his attitude. gonna be painful at first since he's used to the large play area. Get a play pen while ur at it.

as for the singing part...u just gotta work on it. find a way to make him stop, then praise him (for stopping not starting). i had barking issues with my dogs too. but now got them to bark only once if someone is at the door, sort of like a doorbell for me. you'll just need to find what makes ur dog tick and use that to your advantage. find what does he like, and dislike. those are your weapons :D

example, my maltese hates getting his feet wet....so when ever he throws any tantrum and pees or poops outside the tray...i'll have to wash the floor and his feet will be guranteed to get wet. soon he learnt to keep the place clean if he wants his feet dry and clean. :D

ooo u letting him out when he cried was a mistake too. now he's learnt to cry whenever and he'll be released. if it's bad, use a muffler, get those nylon ones. make him hate it :D

as soon as he cries put it over his mouth to keep him quiet. no it's no sadistic or inhumane...either train him now, or lose him when ur neighbour complains to the authorities. as soon as he quiets down, immediately remove it and praise. soon he'll learn to keep quiet. might take a while since he learnt to cry to get whatever he wants. when he has learnt that noise = muffler ; quiet = no muffler ; it'll be a lot easier. u can just show that thing to him and he should learn to quiet down without putting it on. worked on both my furballs thus far *touch wood*