How can I get my puppy to have a lie in??

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My 5 month old lab gets up earlier than the DC's....we're talking 5am. It really hurts!! How can I get him to have s lie in? He sleeps in a crate which is soon to be too big. We block out the sun with a blanket, he is taken out last thing at night to do his business. Please advise!!

They are like babies does he wake up because he needs a wee?

We've never crated our dogs, they sleep at the bottom of our bed on a mattress and they would happily lie in until around 8am, if I let them. Five months is still very young, as mrsderek said, he probably needs a wee, or some company, you might find that he sleeps in more as he gets older. Does he go back to be after a wee or cuddle?

Feed him later

I think they just have to get older. I used to get up at 6am take Eric out to pee and then he'd potter about. Now if I get up at 6am he looks at me in disgust and goes straight back to sleep At weekends he sleeps until somebody gets up which could be anywhere between 8.30 and 9.30. Mind you he didn't sleep much as a pup but dozes a lot between walks now as he's got older (18 months).

I too think it will pass as he gets older FTS. DDog #2, 13 month old boxer, has started to recognise weekends and happily lounges in bed until 7-7.30ish, whereas normally we are up at 6.20 during the week. DDog #1 was a real bed bug, he hated mornings and would cover his eyes with his paws when the lights went on in the morning :)

Thanks all, he doesn't seem to need to wee any more so we've started ignoring him and he goes back to sleep!