Do dogs grow out of early mornings?

[Pringle89]

He’s almost 15 mths and small
Dog so technically not a puppy anymore but morning is anytime from 5-6am, I get up at 6 so would be happy for 6am everyday, I’m not exactly asking for a lay in! Any chance this is I’ll change when he gets older or is this my life now 😭

He was worse in a crate so how has a comfy sofa in the kitchen, we’ve tried letting him in a bed in our room or on our bed and he was very unsettled so that’s not an option. We don’t feed or do anything exiting straight away in the morning. I’m reluctant to ignore him incase he needs the toilet - if I get up and let him out for a wee and go back to bed he just starts barking again ten mins later.

Any advice if anyone has succeeded in teaching them to lay in later? 🙏🏻

[adaline]

As you can imagine, this early rising pup is really grinding my gears. I don’t want to get up at 6am seven days a week. I’m honestly thinking if it doesn’t stop I will have to rehome him eventually, which is not helping me to bond with him. And of course, not bonding with him is not helping how I feel when I’m up at 6am every day.

He's a baby animal - that's just what they do. You just need to adjust your life around them - it's part of owning a pet.

At 18 weeks old I think you're doing pretty well to get him to sleep until 6am to be honest. Mine was often up at the crack of dawn at that age - as well as once in the night. It did get better but you just need to stick with it. I've learnt to tell the difference between "I'm bored and want to play" and "I need the toilet and need to go out now". I ignore the former, but let him out for the latter then it's straight back to bed. No fuss, no attention, no treats. He settles back down with a minute or so now.