I just brought my Rudy home last week and noticed that he does sleep a lot. He is either going full fury or he is passed out asleep. I like to go to bed around 9:00 so what I have been doing is making sure to keep him awake from around 7:45 on. He starts fighting really hard around 8:30-8:45. I just keep playing with him and entertaining him to keep him up. By the time he goes outside to potty and then I put him in his crate he might wimper for a minute but he is so tired he just lays down. He has only been getting me up once a night to go out and I take him out, he goes rather quickly, lots a praise, and then right back in the crate. He will cry and whine a bit more when I put him back in but he does then lay back down and goes back to sleep.
Believe me, I am no expert, I haven't even had him a week, but this seems to be working for us. Good luck, it sounds like we're in the same boat. |