Please help me.
I found a small puppy, est. 8 weeks old on Thanksgiving running through traffic. I have registered to foster her as all the shelters in my area are full and kill shelters.
She is so sweet, but I have a job. Im back from Thanksgiving break, and I have to leave her around 3-4 hours at a time each day. (I come check on her on my lunch break) in checking the cameras, she screams and cries in the kennel for HOURS while I am gone. She may tire out and stop for 15-20 minutes but then starts up again.
She tore up the blanket I used to cover the crate. She chews at the bars and screams. If I close her in a room, she still screams and howls and tries to tear everything up. She's a perfect angel when she's out and about and I'm home.
She has toys, blankets, and food in the crate and a puppy pad (she tears that up every time though so I've stopped putting it in case she chokes on plastic). It's a large crate as its my german shepherd's old one. She's got room.
I am worried I am dooming her to never tolerate a crate but I feel I have no choice. I haven't found a home for her, I have to go to work, and its better than her being loose in the streets. But waiting out her cries or rewarding good behavior just doesn't happen. Even while trying to acclimate her to the crate if I'm home and try to crate her for shorter periods, she screams non-stop until I let her out. I try to wait and ignore her until she stops and reward her but then she doesn't. For over an hour. It's SO loud too.
How do I soundproof my apartment to this? How do I acclimate a puppy who won't stop screaming and crying? It's literally like a wild banshee screaming. I hate to see her so upset i just want her to be comfortable.
Any advice welcome.
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