We have this same problem! Cooper wakes up EARLY and wants to get out of his crate and play. This morning I woke up before him and caught him before the barking started and let him out, but he is making us crazy! We found ourselves sleeping on the sofa later today after we put him back in his crate because he was barking and barking in the bedroom. Isn't that something? A 10 week old puppy took over the master bedroom. I think we'll move his crate into another room. He's in a Labrador-sized crate with a bed at one end, food and water in the middle, and a wee wee pad at the other end.
We will not let him out when he is barking...but he is very hard to ignore. Puppies are loud! We try to wear him out playing when he's out of his crate, but he's getting by on less and less sleep now.
Christi |