Hi all.... its been a while since we have last posted!
We have just moved into a new home (which is just lovely).. surrounded by wonderful countryside.
The issue is, little Oscar is not a fan just yet. We have been in the house just over two weeks and he has not settled in the kitchen once overnight.
In the old house we crate trained him in the kitchen and he knew that's where he slept. I am guilty of letting him sleep upstairs when my OH is away, but he was always good at going back to his own bed in the kitchen.
He has been left a couple of times for an hour or two in the new place and when we have come back, there doesn't seem to be any signs of stress. When we try and leave him in the kitchen over night, he howls and scratches at the door. We leave him with some treats whilst we make our way to bed, but this doesn't seem to make a difference.
When I have come down stairs and tried put him into his bed, he is frantically panting and his paws are covered in his saliver, licking his lips and just looks completely startled. We have now tried a baby gate so he can see into the hallway, my OH spent the night on the kitchen floor and he did settle, but was very wary still. The latest we have left him crying until is 3am... and im pretty sure he would continue going until one of us came down stairs.
We are both looking for some advice, as the lack of sleep is not bring out our best sides and we do not want Oscar to be so unsettled.
He seems to be fine the rest of the day when we are around, its just at night time we seem to have the issue.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Carly and James