Help * More sleep needed *

[Amanda - Milton Keynes]

Hi I have a new springer puppy 12 weeks old called Dylan. He has been so good settling in goes in his bed at night with no crying but is up @ 5am goes out to do his business has breakfast then goes back to sleep!! I then put him back in his cage so I can go back to bed but he then just crys and wakes everyone up in the house. Has any one have any suggestions good points to keep him sleeping in.

[Tuesdayschild]

What time is he settling down at night? Is there any way of delaying that so he'll sleep in a bit? (I'm sure 6 or even 7 o'clock would be nice for you!)

Also, if you don't already, put a blanket over his crate when he's settling in for the night, and after his morning pee, so that he associates darkness with being sleepy.

[stamford]

We keep our little one up till atleast 10.30 ( only had her since Saturday so only 3 nights so far) and try and wear her out and not let her sleep early evening. As I'm up early for work, I let het out in the garden at 6.00, dont hear a peep till I go downstairs, make a fuss and have a play for 20 minutes and then put her in her back in the crate at 6.30, the wife said she had a wimper for 10 minutes this morning and then fell asleep again till 7.30

As mentioned, we also put a blanket over the top of the crate, makes her feel more secure.

Hopefully a sign of things to come

So I'd say keep her up as long as possible and see what happens

[KatieKoo]

Ours came with age, we used to be up at 5, then half 5, then we got to 6 and 7 am, which was brilliant, now we can go till 8 some mornings, and occasionally we've slept in by mistake and she's not been bothered to moan until 9!! This was all luck more than judgement, and took us a good year... sorry!

[digger]

I think I'd be inclined to give him his breakfast in a Kong and put them both in the crate.

[Fuddles]

Move the crate to the bedroom ?

[jas_williams]

Give Jase a shout he might have some tips why do you think his username is UP@5

[sandra]

perhaps the crate in your bedroom. I wouldnt try to keep him awake as I always find they just get overtired and other problems can then occur (a bit like trying to keep a baby awake all day so it will sleep through the night, never worked for me just had a howling overtired baby!!)
I do think as they get older they get more chilled out, and I try not to get up the same time every day so they dont start acting like an alarm clock.
Good Luck

[sister_sestina]

Get an outside kennel with adjoining run Sorry - I'm no help, am I!

Welcome to ST.