Hi. Desperate for some advice. We have a nearly 6 month old springer. He's fab, we love him to bits but he seems to have gone downhill at nighttime. He's been crated from early days & often puts himself in there, once toilet trained you wouldn't hear him till around 6am, however he has started to bark & whine at periods through the night. I've got up to him now (first heard him at 1.30am but he did quieten down) - I struggle to go back to sleep even when he does go quiet & I'm starting to resent him for it. (I'm sleep obsessed after working nights for many years) we've been advised by vet about the dangers of over walking him but he generally gets 2-3 20-25 minute walks every day & has lot of toys in the house that he is active with. He wasn't desperate to go out for a wee now when I've got up & is quite happy on the rug quietly playing - it's like he just wants company. I have to get up at 6 for work anyway but would be amazing if he'd just be quiet from 10.30pm ish till 6!
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