So Loki had been in our room for about 5 nights when we started to move the crate slowly, to the middle of the room, then by the door, then the landing with our door open where he still slept happily. Then last night put the crate in the spot in the kitchen where it is in the day and he whined for ages, DH ended up brining the crate back upstairs and he eventually settled about 3:30am. DH really wants him downstairs so don't think he can stay with us much longer. I had been hoping he would be okay in the kitchen after becoming more settled with us. Not sure what to do. Just ignore the crying as we did the first couple of nights with us? (apart from when he needed to go out in the middle of the night) I feel bad doing that especially when he gets all panting and fast breathing
I'd leave him where he is happy for now - and that seems to be on the landing outside your room, where he can still hear you. You took a lot of care moving the crate slowly night by night out of your room, but then you suddenly moved the crate downstairs, and that was just too much for Loki at this stage. Take a step back; let him get his confidence back, and try again in a week or so. An alternative would be to put his crate in the kitchen, and sleep downstairs near him for a couple of nights, until he gets used to being in the new place. Remember he's only a baby, and it's scary for a puppy being on his own!
Thank you @Karen I knew it would be a big jump going from landing to downstairs but didn't think what else to do. So we'll let him sleep back upstairs again for now and get him comfortable again then DH said he will sleep on sofa bed in the playroom downstairs with Loki in the hallway, door open and then gradually move the crate to the kitchen with DH still sleeping downstairs. Hopefully this will be okay. Poor DH does this as he is the one that takes him out in the night. I can't, too many spiders in my garden at night
