waking us in middle of night
she wants to go out...and it is not that she must pee as she is home all day alone, with no problem..she gets plenty of attention when we get home.. soo much love and walks.. any ideas...  |
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| Jimmy -
Sometimes I think that they just get lonely in the middle of the night and don't understand the need for sleep! I am, by no means, an obedience expert, so take these suggestions for what they are worth. I have tried them at times with our last sheepie, Merlin, who had a habit of waking up way too early. Fortunately, Guinevere - our 13 month old - sleeps through the night and does not get up even when one of us does during the night. If Lucy really does not have to go out to pee, then maybe you can just ignore her for at least a few minutes to begin with and tell her to lay down. Then after she does, get up after a few minutes and let her out. That way it would be on your terms and not hers, so that she is not "rewarded" for getting you up? If you make the time longer each time she might eventually get the message. Do you go to bed every night around the same time? Has your schedule changed recently? They are definately dogs of habit, from my experience, and sometimes have trouble adjusting to new ones. Hope these help! Cheers! Kevin and Guinevere Z. ("Dad, can I try that getting up early thing? Sounds like fun to me!") |
| Our 6 month old has finally gotten into a schedule and now sleeps through the whole night, and won't wake us up as long as our eyes are closed. He started out needed to go out every 2 hours during the night (and that was with no water after 6PM). He gradually got better and is now just great. What worked for us was telling him to "lay down" repeatedly until he did and then we told him he was a good boy and now that works. Consistency is so key! The one time it didn't work he actually had an accident, but it turned out that he had a bladder infection. I think they just want attention most of the time. |
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