My Jack Russell wont let me sleep at night ... please help!?

I got a JRT (Buster) from the re-homing centre on Thursday evening, he's 7 months old, and his background is, he was found in an empty house back in March, he's a lovely little dog, extremely lively... But he wont leave my side, not for a second, i live in a ground floor 1 bedroom flat, i'm currently going through the potty training thing too, as at the moment he's wee'ing and poo'ing where ever he pleases, but the most annoying thing is that we'll go out for a long walk, and he wont do either, he'll wait till he comes back to the house, then pee or poo on the carpet, i've even tried leaving him on the leash, running through the house to the back garden hoping he'll go there, but no, he'll only do it inside the house ... I've tried ignoring him, no eye contact etc... but he just thinks i'm playing with him and barks more....



The other thing which is really getting me down, is the fact that he starts barking and howling if i attempt to lock him in the kitchen at night, if i lived in a house this wouldn't be a problem, but i have neighbours living upstairs with a small child, as you can imagine, they're less than impressed with this at 1am... So i thought, ok, i'll let him sleep next to the bed, but he wont stay on the floor, he'll jump on the bed, and start rubbing himself all over it. Each time i grab him by the collar, put him back on the floor, and tell him very sternly "NO", but he just barks at me, thinking i'm playing with him, and as soon as i let him go, he runs around the bed and jumps up again



I'm at my wits end, the only time he'll relax, is if i'm laying on the sofa, and he's laying on the floor next to me, but i find it really hard to sleep on the sofa, i've had less than 8 hrs sleep in the last 3 days, i'm so tired ... Anyone got any ideas how i can change this behaviour, i dont want to have to take him back to the centre, as i'm sure he'll be a great little dog if trained properly .. any help would be much appreciated...

My Jack Russell wont let me sleep at night ... please help!?
Bless him, he's a handsome little fella isn't he? Considering his background, being left in am empty house etc, he thinks its ok to go to the toilet indoors - there was no-one there to tell him otherwise! He's grown attached to you because you've been so very kind to him, he feels safe with you, knows he won't be hit or abused and wants to be with you 24/7 so he knows he'll be ok but its affecting your health and needs to stop! I'd advise a training school, they do them locally ( check your local paper or ring your vet for more details ) and are not expensive. Until then i'd advise keeping him out until he 'goes' or, when you get in from a walk and he starts sniffing around for a place to 'go', take him straight back out and wait until he does it - praise him like a loon when he does and he'll know that it pleases you so will want to do it again! Its hard work house training a puppy but you WILL get there - there is light at the end of the tunnel ha ha. Please persevere - in time you'll wonder what your life was like before he came into it, they change you and enrich your life in so many ways! I have a Jack, my first and i don't know what i'd do without him, he's so lovely, lively and funny! Best of luck to you both and well done you for adopting him!
Reply:Kennel train him.

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Reply:Get him a crate and make him sleep in it. Try putting him in it during the day for small amounts of time and rewarding him when he doesn't bark.



Keep him confined in the house to a small pen in the kitchen until he can control himself. When he goes out don't "walk him" but take him to the same spot every time and tell him to "pee" and "poop" and reward him with praise when he does.

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