We have had our pup 2 weeks now, he's 11 weeks old. He's been in the crate at night since day one, and also sleeps happily in there during the day. For the first few nights he'd wake around 1am for a toilet break and settle fairly well, and on a few occasion has actually gone until 5.45-6am which I can cope with!
BUT what do I do when like last night he wakes at 4.45 and is ready to start the day? I kept the lights low (just has a night light on in the kitchen) but he just wouldn't settle. He was yawning and would creep back to his cushion in the crate, but every time I tried to leave he would cry. All the books say not to go back to the dog, so eventually I left him and he whined, cried and howled till DH got up at 6 . He would whine etc for a while, then stop, then start up again just when we thought he'd gone back to sleep.
How could I have handled this better - or do I just accept that if he's slept from 10.30 to 4.45 that's as much as I can hope for at this age?? Any advice much appreciated! Needless to say he's fast asleep in his crate now while I try to get on with the day half comatose
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Help please! What do I do when my puppy wakes at stupid o'clock in the morning?
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suburbandream · 25/02/2012 09:07
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