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My puppy cries all night in crate. Is this normal? How to stop it?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | 2 months and 15 days old | 3.92 lbs

Is it okay for my puppy to cry all night in a crate without sleeping?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on July 17th, 2019

I think this is normal for the first few days to a week of crate training. I suggest you refer to this article to make sure you are doing training correctly. You can also watch many YouTube videos on this subject. ( https://www.paws.org/library/dogs/training/how-to-crate-train-your-dog/ )

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