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Originally Posted by Patti  I totally agree I have allowed this to happen. The problem was when my Pom was alive (RIP 2/09) she had Cushing's disease for the last 2 1/2 years and she needed to eat and go out during the night so Pixie got into the habit. I know the only way is to not give into her but I was hoping for a way to help me get her out of the habit. |
How much exercise do they get? I would recommend completely wearing them out in the afternoon. Go for an hour long walk if possible, play a game of fetch, etc.
Jackson sleeps perfectly fine from 10pm-7am every night at my normal house. When we visit and sleep over my dads (where he's been going at least once a week since 9 weeks old) he ALWAYS wakes up at least once in the middle of the night sometimes more to go "potty" which I KNOW he can hold. I think it's just all the ruckus, they have 2 dogs and 2 cats. It gets frustrating but I've found that when Jackson is totally tired... he will sleep through the entire night over there. For a dog like Jackson, that entails a 2 hour trip to the dog park beforehand full of running around and chasing, a brisk walk in the evening for only about 15 minutes, and a few run arounds the backyard with their 2 dogs. Then he is crashed for the night and wouldn't even think of waking up in the middle of the night.