Help. Need. .....some.......sleep

[Patp]

Lack of sleep must be driving you potty!

Jinley sleeps on our bed at night (my OH not me ) but from a puppy when she slept downstairs she would not stir until we came down.

Could it be that you are listening out for him and that if you didnt hear him get a bit restless he would settle down again?  Maybe thats why your son didnt hear him if he was in a different room?  Have you tried just ignoring him?

I also wouldnt let him have his ball before bedtime, could he be over excited before settling down for the night?

Jinley winds down from about 7pm, either just pottering or snoozing, there is no playing and only calm interaction.  Then at about 10pm she goes out for her "last wee" and has a couple of biscuits in the bedroom.  There she stays (albeit like a hippo on the bed) until about 9 am or until I get up (she would stay later)

[mitches]

I totally sympathise, our pup wakes up at least once anytime between 2am-4am, then always at 5.30am, been doing that for 8 wks, its exhausting to say the least!!!
Then I sleep with her on the couch until 7sh, as Im not willing to be up at 5.30am!!
We have tried everything, it is difficult to let her cry for long as one of our sons will go to her.
We pray she grows out of it SOON!!

Only thing I can suggest is you try a hot water bottle in the crate, you get special pet ones, they stay warm for over 12hrs.

Good luck.
Elaine

[maddy74]

Are his tennis balls insight when he wakes?

[Murphys Law]

There are no toys in sight and are bedroom is very dark so it is not light waking him up.

I have started waking up at 5am and listening for him  and noticed on Saturday morning that that when my wife stirred and turned over he awoke and started to cry. Then on Sunday morning he did exactly the same thing but if was me who woke him up.

This morning he was up again at 5.30am and we tried to ignore him but in the end my wife just got up and went to work an hour early (she is going to be grumpy this evening  ) so I left him and he did eventually settle down. Then my wifes alarm went off and he started all over again, settling down after about 20 minutes.

This morning I have placed his crate on the landing and he is in there now after his walk and settled down straight away so I think this will be the tactic. Thing is, I am on nights this week so it will be my wife who will suffer if he won't sleep.

[Ldavies38]

Hi there, this pooch is totally ruling the house  you've done the best thing by having him out the room. Every morning leave him in there an extra 15 mins until you get to the time you want to wake. You can't carry on like this u both need your rest and this pup knows he gets let out when HE wants!!
We are very strict with crate and bedtimes and have never had a problem. Be tough let him cry he will soon learn, your the owners remember 

[Murphys Law]

You're spot on about him ruling the house when it comes to waking time. Things are going to change starting tonight.

[Murphys Law]

Last night on the landing was a huge success. Murphy was out of his crate at 7.15am but that was because my wife came down stairs at that time. He would have stayed in longer.

This weekend I am aiming for the heady heights of at least 7.30am.

Thanks everybody, we now seem to be heading in the right direction.

[Gem01]

I must admit, I never even entertained the idea of having a puppy in our room. He's downstairs in kitchen. Baby gate and then breakfast door closed. Not a peep from 10pm until we get up.

Start as you mean to go on. Hope things get easier because lack of sleep is a form of torture. After having 2 kids there was no way i was going to compromised sleep ever again. When you don't sleep, it's harder to cope with things!
Good luck

 

[Murphys Law]

Rusty our cavalier slept on our bed and he was no problem at all. It was really nice for my wife when I work nights to have him with her. He didn't affect our sleep at all.

Cockers are a different kettle of fish though

I haven't slept past 6am for at least 2 months and I am beginning to feel it. Something needed to change.

[HBP]

How is Murphy getting on? Suddenly out of nowhere, Hudson has started  waking up at 4- 4.30am where previously he slept til at least 6 or he heard our alarm going off. Now he sits and cries at the bottom of the stairs until we get up (for 2 and a half hours...  ) I don't want to start letting him out for the toilet at this time so it becomes habit becausei know he can hold it!! We've had to start closing the door of his pen which we haven't done in months. Though he still cries. Determined to ignore him until he stops but then noone gets any sleep and its driving me to distraction!!

[Murphys Law]

Much better now he is on the landing. Weekdays there is always somebody up by 7am so we sleep with the bedroom door open. He gets up when we get up. At the weekend we shut our door and he will sleep through to 8am which is more than good enough for me. We have made his crate much cosier and covered it with a blanket so this might have helped too.

Thanks for asking.

Murphy just wanted to play when he was up, maybe Hudson is the same. I think you are doing the right thing ignoring him. That is what I wanted to do but I would get grief from everyone so I would bite the bullet and get up.

[ShazzaC]

Hooray! Glad Murphy is better on the landing! 

I have had sleep deprivation with two kids too, and was not going to suffer it with my dog  so Blue has slept in his crate downstairs from day one. He's perfectly happy and so are we 

It's lovely to cuddle up on the sofa with him, but the bed is for me and my OH and I think there would be divorce proceedings if I let the dog sleep upstairs! 

[HBP]

Much better now he is on the landing. Weekdays there is always somebody up by 7am so we sleep with the bedroom door open. He gets up when we get up. At the weekend we shut our door and he will sleep through to 8am which is more than good enough for me. We have made his crate much cosier and covered it with a blanket so this might have helped too.

Thanks for asking.

Murphy just wanted to play when he was up, maybe Hudson is the same. I think you are doing the right thing ignoring him. That is what I wanted to do but I would get grief from everyone so I would bite the bullet and get up.

I know what he wants and that is to be upstairs in bed with us!  He will sleep until the end of time in our bed!!  Will have to invest in some earplugs I guess.... :-(