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Comment by Laura Rochette on August 12, 2011 at 10:34am

The first night with Lucy (she was 9 weeks), she whimpered some around 2 am, but ever since then she has gone through the night without any "issue." She is able, miraculously, to control her bladder until around 5:30 am or so (when I have to get up anyway) when I let her out. I don't know whether I am just lucky or whether my two walks per day (30-45 minutes per walk) have helped. I also use, on advice from my vet, D.A.P ("comfort" phermones delivered by diffuser). I have one plugged in the bedroom where she crate-sleeps and in my livingroom, where she spends most of the day, either in her crate (when I am out) or playing about. I'm convinced the DAP plays a role in how well she spends the night. One night without it, because I had no refill, she barked at 2:30 am and had a hard time settling down (she will quiet down within a couple of minutes if I simply ignore her noise-making--as long as I am sure it is not a potty issue!). The next night with the refill plugged in, nothing--not a sound. In fact she is so reliable with a quick woof at 5:30 or 5:45 am, I'm wondering if I need my alarm clock at all!

Comment by Atlas & Trinity on August 6, 2011 at 11:29am

For my students (I'm a dog trainer) for puppies having a hard time sleeping you can stuff a kong with a little peanut butter or cream cheese (less is more in this case) freeze it and give it right before bed time. Lets say it acts like a little lullaby for puppies. Sometimes just being in the same room helps with the crying. So you could move crate in the same room as you. This will also help if we have "I have to pee/poo NOW"  

when she's 10 week get her in classes the day she has class she will be super tired cause of the mental exercise. I would work her probably 5-10 mins learning a new behavior that will help in more then one way.

Comment by FredG and Dixie on August 6, 2011 at 10:24am

She was quiet through last night except when I got up to check on the condition of her potty pad. She would whine after i crawled back in bed for about 5-10 minutes. I think she developed a comforting relationship with her Kong monkey because now she carries it to any room she will be in and whines if I don't put her monkey in the crate with her.

 

She is also really meticulous about the pad's cleanliness. She will whine and hold her business until I put a fresh pad down and this is when there are only two half dollar sized pee stains on the pad :(.

Comment by Kieu Huynh on August 6, 2011 at 12:52am

She'll get better over time. The first few nights when they're home, they can be a little rowdy because they're scared, but once they get used to you and figure out your sleeping patterns, they usually adjust themselves to those hours as well.

Comment by FredG and Dixie on August 5, 2011 at 9:54pm

Chicken Piccata anyone? Notice how she chose the cool wood floor over her nice new bed and bully stick.

Comment by FredG and Dixie on August 5, 2011 at 9:48pm

Success!

 

Her last wake up today was around 730ish.

 

We played for two hours straight with some downtime for potty and water breaks.

 

At 935PM she surrender and kept curling up into a ball or doing the flattened chicken. So I crated her. Hopefully she sleeps soundly through tonight.