Not sure what to do lol
Hi! I have had my now 5 month old Goldendoodle for a little over 2 months. Everything has been going really well! She’s super smart and just the cutest :) crate training was tough at first but she learned and now sleeps through the night every night from around 11:30-6:30! With teething and just a growing puppy in general she can be a wild one at times but normally bedtime is consistent and smooth. Tonight was a different story. She was let out and put in her kennel at the normal time, given a small piece of kibble (that’s how we trained her to go in so now she will throw a fit if not given one lol) and lights out. All was well for 5-10 minutes and then boom. Barking SO loud non stop. I knew she didn’t need to go out as she just did, but this does not happen, and it kept me up for at least a good half hour, nonstop barking and whining. Again, we have a routine and this is definitely out of the ordinary. I let her out and she immediately sat with me on the couch and laid down… so cute but I’m like WTF! A few minutes go by and she gets up on her own and walks to my bedroom, so I get in bed with her and she has been knocked out in the same position since. With all of the research I have done, I’m worried I am giving her separation anxiety and or training that barking = attention. I know doing it once won’t reverse EVERY thing, but I’m just feeling nervous. I’m a first time puppy owner and really want to do this right. I’m happy to be able to cuddle with her in my own bed of course who wouldn’t be lol, just afraid it will throw things off.
Going to get some sleep and hope she doesn’t freak and have an accident in the house 😅