Early to bed early to rise? - MyCorgi.com2024-03-29T13:36:07Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/early-to-bed-early-to-rise?feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy guys are up with the sun -…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-14:1150197:Comment:8425042011-01-14T01:34:04.997ZSusan Stantonhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/SusanStanton
<p>My guys are up with the sun -- so earlier in the summer, later in the winter -- and it doesn't matter what time I let them out for a last quick pee at night. Sometimes, my job hours are 4 pm to midnight -- and I let them out when I finish work, we all hop into our beds around 1 AM, and low and behold, around 5 AM in the summer, 6 in the winter, I feel 2 sets of deep brown eyes boring holes in my skull (no sound, no whining or barking -- just staring, powerful powerful staring). So we get…</p>
<p>My guys are up with the sun -- so earlier in the summer, later in the winter -- and it doesn't matter what time I let them out for a last quick pee at night. Sometimes, my job hours are 4 pm to midnight -- and I let them out when I finish work, we all hop into our beds around 1 AM, and low and behold, around 5 AM in the summer, 6 in the winter, I feel 2 sets of deep brown eyes boring holes in my skull (no sound, no whining or barking -- just staring, powerful powerful staring). So we get up, they do a quick run outside, have some kibbles, then we all go back to bed. But they aren't <em>spoiled</em> or anything!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>But here's a funny thing. My guest room is upstairs on the second floor (my room is on the ground floor). If someone is visiting, Ethel very nicely lets them sleep until 7:30 AM, then she sits at the bottom of the stairs and barks a few times. If she doesn't hear them stirring, she zips up the stairs and starts hopping around the guest room until they get up. I have no idea how she knows when 7:30 is, but that's the time she's determined is the ideal time for guests to get up. Needless to say, anyone who stays at my house has to understand who's in charge....and it's not me.</p> Just before bedtime, "One Las…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-14:1150197:Comment:8424712011-01-14T01:07:14.495ZJohn Wolffhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JohnWolff92
<p>Just before bedtime, "One Last Time!" is a standard command that gets instant response. For some reason, it always elicits a few sharp, emphatic barks from Gwynnie. They go out very briefly. We never restrict access to water.</p>
<p>Just before bedtime, "One Last Time!" is a standard command that gets instant response. For some reason, it always elicits a few sharp, emphatic barks from Gwynnie. They go out very briefly. We never restrict access to water.</p> My male has gotten into a VER…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-13:1150197:Comment:8423212011-01-13T20:22:41.940ZMichellehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Michelle9
My male has gotten into a VERY bad habit of wanted to get up around 4:00 am....particularly if he is sleeping on the bed....He feels the need to do a cat food check in the garage. Will walk out check the bowl and return to the door....We do not let him out during the early morning hours....a few stern no's....which is not difficult when someone is whining at 4;00 am and back to sleep we all go. I am not certain why 4:00 is such a magic hour...ggggrrrrrr. ^,,^
My male has gotten into a VERY bad habit of wanted to get up around 4:00 am....particularly if he is sleeping on the bed....He feels the need to do a cat food check in the garage. Will walk out check the bowl and return to the door....We do not let him out during the early morning hours....a few stern no's....which is not difficult when someone is whining at 4;00 am and back to sleep we all go. I am not certain why 4:00 is such a magic hour...ggggrrrrrr. ^,,^ Our Corgis aren't on a distin…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-13:1150197:Comment:8421012011-01-13T14:23:36.166ZJennhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Jenn946
<p>Our Corgis aren't on a distinct schedule anymore. Last year I had a teaching job (my position was cut this year due to budget cuts) that had a consistent schedule so they would go outside around ten and sleep until 6:30-7:00. I didn't realize how well Corgis could tell "time" until my dad and his fiance baby sat our dogs while we were in Florida. My dogs got them up every morning at almost exactly 7 AM. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now they go to bed any where between 9:30 and 11:00, depending on my…</p>
<p>Our Corgis aren't on a distinct schedule anymore. Last year I had a teaching job (my position was cut this year due to budget cuts) that had a consistent schedule so they would go outside around ten and sleep until 6:30-7:00. I didn't realize how well Corgis could tell "time" until my dad and his fiance baby sat our dogs while we were in Florida. My dogs got them up every morning at almost exactly 7 AM. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Now they go to bed any where between 9:30 and 11:00, depending on my new schedule. They continued wanting to get up at 7, even with the later times, but now they are slowly waiting longer. One morning they even let me sleep until 8:30! </p> Thanks to everyone that respo…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-13:1150197:Comment:8420252011-01-13T06:26:23.905ZHoliday Thomashttp://mycorgi.com/profile/HolidayThomas
Thanks to everyone that responded to my sleeplessnessinportland (I'm sure that is a word). I have been taking Olive out to potty as late as possible ( I wake her up to do this...she's like "what the heck people, I was sleeping") and I'm trying to be as stern as possible in the morning when she starts in whining around 5. She doesn't have to potty at that early hour and I know that because when I let her out of her crate she fools around with her toys for a good 30 minutes before even heading…
Thanks to everyone that responded to my sleeplessnessinportland (I'm sure that is a word). I have been taking Olive out to potty as late as possible ( I wake her up to do this...she's like "what the heck people, I was sleeping") and I'm trying to be as stern as possible in the morning when she starts in whining around 5. She doesn't have to potty at that early hour and I know that because when I let her out of her crate she fools around with her toys for a good 30 minutes before even heading for the downstairs door. I think that I might have a little DIVA on my hands. She's back to some sort of bed by 0830 and I've had too much coffee to join her. Noodles is 5.5, but he goes n…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-11:1150197:Comment:8403912011-01-11T20:55:46.695ZAlison Prasavathhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/AlisonPrasavath
Noodles is 5.5, but he goes night, night potty at 8:00 and we get up at 5 on weekdays to go jogging and of course potty and breakfast. On weekends, he still does his evening potty at 8 and he will come find me if I'm not already next to him. He will then get me up anywhere between 5 and 7 to go potty and eat, but then right back to bed we go.
Noodles is 5.5, but he goes night, night potty at 8:00 and we get up at 5 on weekdays to go jogging and of course potty and breakfast. On weekends, he still does his evening potty at 8 and he will come find me if I'm not already next to him. He will then get me up anywhere between 5 and 7 to go potty and eat, but then right back to bed we go. When Foxy was a puppy I used…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-11:1150197:Comment:8401382011-01-11T19:03:13.617ZMorganhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Morgan
<p>When Foxy was a puppy I used to drink two big glasses of water before bed. That way I would wake up in the middle of the night with my bladder about to burst. I had great empathy for her tiny sized corgi bladder in those moments and also had motivation to get up out of my nice warm bed. She would then not have accidents (she is not big on whinning or barking and sometimes I would miss her stratching). But they are only puppies for so long. One night I woke up to go to the bathroom and she…</p>
<p>When Foxy was a puppy I used to drink two big glasses of water before bed. That way I would wake up in the middle of the night with my bladder about to burst. I had great empathy for her tiny sized corgi bladder in those moments and also had motivation to get up out of my nice warm bed. She would then not have accidents (she is not big on whinning or barking and sometimes I would miss her stratching). But they are only puppies for so long. One night I woke up to go to the bathroom and she continued to sleep. When I woke her up to go out she looked at me with her full teenage attitude of indignation that <em><strong>I</strong></em> had a problem because I could not go an entire night without getting up. Now she will only make noise if she knows I am already up- otherwise I get to sleep in. </p> Mine don't wake me for potty…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-11:1150197:Comment:8399632011-01-11T12:13:53.751ZStephaniehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/DaBear
<p>Mine don't wake me for potty - they want FOOD! ha!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bear is one of those with a bladder of steel, he can hold it for hours - since he despises the doggy door. Goldy will often get up during the night, go potty and come back in. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>We go to bed about 9pm, because we get up at 5am - there are mornings where Bear will start that "starving sigh" noise at 4:30am and I have to say in my best morning growl "STOP IT BEAR." He just wants to eat - constantly. LOL</p>
<p>Mine don't wake me for potty - they want FOOD! ha!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Bear is one of those with a bladder of steel, he can hold it for hours - since he despises the doggy door. Goldy will often get up during the night, go potty and come back in. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>We go to bed about 9pm, because we get up at 5am - there are mornings where Bear will start that "starving sigh" noise at 4:30am and I have to say in my best morning growl "STOP IT BEAR." He just wants to eat - constantly. LOL</p> 10 months is still pretty you…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-10:1150197:Comment:8367702011-01-10T18:40:58.883ZBev Levyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/BevLevy
10 months is still pretty young to hold it that long. You may want to let her out again at night or try letting her out at 5 or 6 am and then put her back in her crate for a couple hours. Mine are all mature dogs and can hold it a really long time but that did not happen when they were younger. Also consider the time she has dinner, maybe she is hungry and would do better if dinner was later.
10 months is still pretty young to hold it that long. You may want to let her out again at night or try letting her out at 5 or 6 am and then put her back in her crate for a couple hours. Mine are all mature dogs and can hold it a really long time but that did not happen when they were younger. Also consider the time she has dinner, maybe she is hungry and would do better if dinner was later. My two are on the same schedu…tag:mycorgi.com,2011-01-10:1150197:Comment:8367642011-01-10T18:28:37.213ZElizabethhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Elizabeth44
My two are on the same schedule as yours - 10:30 p.m. in crates, awake at 7 a.m. Dewi whines; Jon is silent. Jon also poops in an upstairs corner, if he gets "off schedule" (neither would he ever tell anyone he needed to go). When Jon does this, Dewi always finds me, barks (tattles on Jon) and "leads" me to the base of the stairs where Jon is smiling down at me. They are funny creatures.
My two are on the same schedule as yours - 10:30 p.m. in crates, awake at 7 a.m. Dewi whines; Jon is silent. Jon also poops in an upstairs corner, if he gets "off schedule" (neither would he ever tell anyone he needed to go). When Jon does this, Dewi always finds me, barks (tattles on Jon) and "leads" me to the base of the stairs where Jon is smiling down at me. They are funny creatures.