Barking at 5am everyday

[Britster]

You'd be surprised at how well they get out your way. Lol. I dogsit often for my friends 4lb yorkies and they curl up in the bed with me. I was terrified of smashing them (since I'm used to 18lb Jackson) but they're smart. They get out of the way.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by lucyaboo

My dogs wake me by 5:15 am every morning because they have to go potty every morning at 5:15 am. And I have to have my pups sleeping with me at night - always

My boys are on the same schedule! Breakfast and potty at about 5 am. Then they go back to bed, but they want all the humans up and in the same room. Togetherness.

Originally Posted by Britster

You'd be surprised at how well they get out your way. Lol. I dogsit often for my friends 4lb yorkies and they curl up in the bed with me. I was terrified of smashing them (since I'm used to 18lb Jackson) but they're smart. They get out of the way.

I agree, they are smart and know how to get out of the way. I have to admit that when Max was small, I was happy that he chose to sleep in his xpen next to my bed. I was afraid that I would roll over on him.

[canana]

Scottie used to wake every morning at 5am and let me know he was up, quite vocally! Casie on the other hand has always slept through the night and likes to sleep in a little. Both of them need to sleep in a spot where they can see me or they'll bark because they miss me. So, they each have their beds on the ground near my bed.

Note that Scottie is now 2.5 years and can sleep in late Yay for my weekends!!

The struggle is real!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLq7MiBh...cottieandcasie

[Captainzing]

We crate ours with a pillow on the bottom.
He is 4 1/2 though.

My wife allowed him to sleep in the bed with her before we got married. We didn't have any trouble getting him used to the crate though

[TheresaHasFaith]

Walter is 5 months and sleeps in a crate in my room. He gets up at 5 during the week because I'm up but will sleep till 7-8 on the weekends as long as he sees me. We tried putting his crate in the family room when we first brought him home. He cried all night, so in our room he went and he's slept through the night every since.

[Potter]

I think having your dog in the same room with you helps them sleep better. They just want company after all.

If your dog is a teacup and you worry about squishing them, have a softpen in your bedroom and you will be able to accommodate a pee pad, bed, water in there.

[Chubby82]

I think tights curtains or blinds that keep night darkness a bit longer may last your Yorkie from barking as well

[Wylie's Mom]

Originally Posted by christie46

He will be 6 months old on the 22nd of September and yes it probably is time to crate. I was waiting until he could hold his pee most of the night. I thought about putting him in my room also so that he could see me because he seems to be such a clingy dog. He loves being around people.

I would be very careful about starting crate training this late. Most likely, he will absolutely hate it and my go nuts. Don't force him. None of my 4 could tolerate the tight confinement of a crate, they went crazy and hated it .

What about just putting an xpen in your bedroom, and when he wakes and uses his potty pad - bring him up on the bed...?

Originally Posted by christie46

Well, in my defense, I really thought sleeping with a 2 pound dog was VERY dangerous! I have a teacup and I have never had a dog this little. He can't even jump off the bed. If he did he would be seriously hurt. I slept on the couch with him last night and he slept pretty much all night. I realize he wants company but it is not safe for him to be on my bed. I will figure something out. I love him to death and want whats best for him.

Yeah, you do have to be careful about tiny dogs on the bed. We have stairs ours can use to get up and down...do you have some?

Btw, there is no such thing as a "teacup yorkie" - and in fact I should tell you it's considered very taboo to use that term. The reason why is that it's just a term used by unscrupulous breeders to jack up their prices for their "special teacup yorkies" - when in fact there is no such thing, never has been. The standard for a yorkie is 7lbs or less, and there is no further size delineation from there. Stay away from any breeder using terms like "teacup, micro, mini" etcetera.

[Shicks]

If the crate doesn't work in your room. Put the crate in your bed. It worked for me. He could see me, smell me and I puts my fingers in the holes and he would lick them. We slept real well. After he grew some and was potty trained, (outside,) one night I opened the door and out he came. Cuddling beside me and that was that.

[JennaPenny]

Chewie got sick with pancreatitis- first really bad tummy issue. Before that her crate sleeping was perfect. She never wanted in there after that, until husband, who wears earplugs and an apnea monitor dragged her crate right next to our bed. She hasn't had one issue since. Every so often she gets to sleep with us. She was a year old on Halloween. I believe she was your pup's exact age when she started refusing.

[mrssabes]

We live in a split level. Bedrooms on the top floor. Xpen with bed, water, and toys on first floor. Fabian's alarm clock" is 4:30am. (He's four and a half months old.) We think he's up for the day when he gets out of bed to use the puppy pad. We feed him, then he plays for a while and falls asleep on our lap til about 7am. Since he goes to bed at 9:30, we think his sleeping for 7 hours on a different floor with no whining -- and consistently hitting the weewee pad -- is pretty awesome. Still, we'd love it if he could someday entertain himself until at least 6: we're a little sleep-deprived.

[yorkietalkjilly]

Couldn't agree more with everyone suggesting this baby is waking up and instinctively calling his pack to him, feeling isolated, lonely, bored and frustrated out there in the kitchen.

Dogs are pack animals and need instinctively to sleep with/on/near their packmates as they do naturally, for the warmth, comfort and security they need and just as important, to fulfill the pressure of the protective instincts of the pack they inherited. As bedtime approaches, the pack always draws together in the cuddle huddle, some sleeping back-to-back, bolder, warmer-natured dogs may be further out, so that they cover all quadrants and dogs rotate sleeping positions during the nightwatch for comfort and continuing security.