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So scout is just over 11 months now and is still have trouble sleeping through the night. This has been a problem since we got her 9 months ago. We finally moved her into our bedroom and it worked for a short time. For the last 30 days she has slept through the night without waking maybe 6 times. Other times its once or twice and she goes outside for hours for some reason. Last night it really came to a head for me.
We had a doggy friend over after work for about 3 hours. They played hard. After her friend left I also played with her outside. About 8 she gets on the couch with us and starts snoozing. So around 10 we take her out and then put her in her crate. Then at 12 she cries to get up, then 2 she cried, then 4 she cried. We usually get up around 5:15 so all we really ask is for her to sleep from 10-5:15. And she has done it before. And we can't ignore her crying because she is in our room. I am going to move her to somewhere where I can't hear her (I know it sound cruel), but I think she is, i mean she has trained us, to get up whenever she wants. I need to put a stop to this. I know she can hold it. She is done it before.
The baffling thing is her eating and drinking habits. Usually she eats around 6-7 and drinks every so often. And we though some of that timing had to do with the sleeping. But sometimes she would eat and drink right before bed and sleep all night. Other time she would eat 3 hours before bed and whine to get up. I think her internal clock is messed up. maybe from being in a crate while we work. Like that is her "bedtime". Because we usually hear her get up and chew on a toy in the middle of the night, which is fine, but the whining sometimes follows.
Sorry for the length. I just can't get up 2-3 times a night anymore with an almost year old dog. I feel like the best way is to show her that I am not going to get up when she cries anymore and I think the best way is to put her where I can't hear her. Anyone else have trouble with this. As a young puppy I did it because I knew she had trouble holding it, but now I think she can.
We had a doggy friend over after work for about 3 hours. They played hard. After her friend left I also played with her outside. About 8 she gets on the couch with us and starts snoozing. So around 10 we take her out and then put her in her crate. Then at 12 she cries to get up, then 2 she cried, then 4 she cried. We usually get up around 5:15 so all we really ask is for her to sleep from 10-5:15. And she has done it before. And we can't ignore her crying because she is in our room. I am going to move her to somewhere where I can't hear her (I know it sound cruel), but I think she is, i mean she has trained us, to get up whenever she wants. I need to put a stop to this. I know she can hold it. She is done it before.
The baffling thing is her eating and drinking habits. Usually she eats around 6-7 and drinks every so often. And we though some of that timing had to do with the sleeping. But sometimes she would eat and drink right before bed and sleep all night. Other time she would eat 3 hours before bed and whine to get up. I think her internal clock is messed up. maybe from being in a crate while we work. Like that is her "bedtime". Because we usually hear her get up and chew on a toy in the middle of the night, which is fine, but the whining sometimes follows.
Sorry for the length. I just can't get up 2-3 times a night anymore with an almost year old dog. I feel like the best way is to show her that I am not going to get up when she cries anymore and I think the best way is to put her where I can't hear her. Anyone else have trouble with this. As a young puppy I did it because I knew she had trouble holding it, but now I think she can.