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Hi I have a 5 month old Beagle named Scout that is having trouble sleeping through the night. We have her in her crate and she likes it pretty well. She is now better about not peeing in it when I am at work in the morning and after lunch. We put her to bed anywhere form 9-10pm and want her to ge tup around 4-5am. At first she had to be taken out because she just couldn't hold it, but then she started sleeping all the way through. Just recently about 2 weeks ago she started crying in the middle of the night again. I ignored her, not wanting to giver her attention, but then I woke up at 5am to a crate full of pee. So now she is crying in the middle of the night, and its because she has to pee. When I let her out then, she runs to the door and immediately goes outside. I then pick her up and put her right back in the crate.
I am not sure what to do? If I ignore her crying, she is going to pee in her crate. But then, if I am getting up in the middle of the night, will she just assume that I always will and never sleep all the way through?
I take her on a hour and a half walk around 3:30 in the afternoon. She is not really tired after this but I am! Then we play and sometimes she lay down for an hour if I am lucky. then around 7:30 I take up her water. Then around that time (7:30) I take her on another 30-45 min walk to get her to pee some and poop. She usually is a bit tired and will lay down around 9:00. Then around bedtime I take her out an have her pee again. I figure her bladder is full, but yet she still has to pee. She is really good about going to the door and I don't think its a urinary infection because she doesn't pee in the house or anything during the day.
I figure she is still young and doesn't have the most complete control over her bladder just yet. I just don't want to be waking up in the middle of the night forever. Its kind of a catch-22. If i ignore her she pees in her crate, if I get up, then she think she can make me get up when she crys.
Sorry for the long post, any help will be great!
I am not sure what to do? If I ignore her crying, she is going to pee in her crate. But then, if I am getting up in the middle of the night, will she just assume that I always will and never sleep all the way through?
I take her on a hour and a half walk around 3:30 in the afternoon. She is not really tired after this but I am! Then we play and sometimes she lay down for an hour if I am lucky. then around 7:30 I take up her water. Then around that time (7:30) I take her on another 30-45 min walk to get her to pee some and poop. She usually is a bit tired and will lay down around 9:00. Then around bedtime I take her out an have her pee again. I figure her bladder is full, but yet she still has to pee. She is really good about going to the door and I don't think its a urinary infection because she doesn't pee in the house or anything during the day.
I figure she is still young and doesn't have the most complete control over her bladder just yet. I just don't want to be waking up in the middle of the night forever. Its kind of a catch-22. If i ignore her she pees in her crate, if I get up, then she think she can make me get up when she crys.
Sorry for the long post, any help will be great!