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Originally Posted by milkshake  Maybe it is the dark because she seems to be fine during the day. She actually leaves me and walks into her crate to nap. She is by herself in the room during the day and doesn't seem to mind. At night I am next to her and she is waking up every hour. I tried leaving the door open but found poop around the room and one night I even found just smudges of poop and her face full of it so now I am freaked out that if I leave her on her own to wander during the night she will start this habit.
I wonder also if its too quite at night because in the day when she is sleeping I always have the tv on or the radio so even if I am at the computer she always hears noise or voices. Should I have something on during the night? I am a light sleeper dont know if it will affect me but I would be willing to try.
I think I am getting her into a habit. As for the letting her cry and not giving in, I've considered it but then I always worry what if she really has to go??? The majority of the time she doesn't but sometimes she does.  |
that is THE hardest part- how do you know? Well take her out before bed- and let her cry if that is waht she is going to do- If she wakes you again in a few hours crying- wait for a pause in the crying- take her out to pee and put her back in- chances are she is not going to have to get up TWICE during the night- she might be up early - like 5-6 am but once from 11 pm to 5 am i think is normal since she isn't getting water at night- so after you have been up once with her at night- let her cry.