I adopted my gorgeous ex-racer 6 months ago and she's settled down very well, except that she wakes us between 5.20 and 6am. I'm just not getting enough sleep.
This wasn't an issue in winter, it's just in summer with the warm weather and early light.
She normally sleeps downstairs, so last Friday night I made a bed for her outside our room and that worked for 2 days. She didn't get up until 8.30 when I wafted her breakfast under her nose! So it seems she's not desperate to go out. But this morning we're back to 5.55.
I do let her out when she wakes us, and she doesn't go straight to the grass to wee, but sniffs out the favourite squirrel haunts first, so she's not desperate. I take her for a walk last thing at night just before I go to bed. I can't take her any later.
I have tried putting her bed in our room but she's so noisy. Snuffling and licking, settling, huffing etc. I couldn't get to sleep.
Help! Any ideas?