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My puppy barks excessively all night in his crate. How can I stop it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Great Dane | Male | unneutered | 8 months and 29 days old | 80 lbs

Hi, I have an 8-month-old great Dane puppy. At night when we put him to bed, he barks excessively for hours. After he has finally fallen asleep, he wakes up at 2:30 am and barks again until we get him. He does this repeatedly waking us up multiple and various times during the night. What Can I do To Get Him To Stop?

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on June 7th, 2017

Increase his activity during the day, if possible, to tire him out. Use a cover on his crate to block light. Let him out to use the bathroom just before bedtime. Try a pheromone product such as the Adaptil collar or DAP plug in diffuser. This may decrease any anxiety he may have at night.

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    Answered By Jessica Desrosiers

    Veterinary Technician

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    Here are a few things you can try: First off, tiring him out before bed with an extra long walk, some games of fetch, or even just intense tug of war may help him relax and calm down enough when it is bed time. He may also still need to get up and go potty in the middle of the night, so scheduling a potty break right before bed, or getting up once at night may help relieve his bladder (and his stress). Placing him in his kennel with something that smells like you, or playing a calming talk radio show near his kennel at night may also help keep him calm throughout. Also make sure the kennel is only used for good things, and never punishment, so that he associates being in it with a positive, and not a negative experience. If he's still having issues after making some adjustments, speaking with a trainer or behaviorist in your area about crate aversion may be helpful for formulating additional things you can try.

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