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TexasChica · 02-10-2011, 02:51 PM

HELP a TIRED MOM!

I have a 11 month-old Yorkie who is not sleeping. I typically go to bed around 10:30 or 11 and put him in his crate in my bedroom. He uses the bathroom at least 5 times before we go to bed. But by 2am whines and cries so I take him outside to pee. Then he does it again around 4, 5ish. My alarm is set for 6:25 but he's already up at 5:30 so I lay on the sofa to sleep while he eats and plays with his toys. He always pees and goes back to his crate without a fuss.

I wish I could just let him whine/fuss/cry but I live in an apartment building and don't want to keep my neighbors awake. He also keeps me up. He also will pee in his crate (yeah, he doesn't care if he wets it and I don't want to clean it up at 3am). I take him on a long walk twice in the evening to try to tire him out. I try to take him to doggie day care at least once a week and that doesn't even tire him out to sleep through the night.

I am exhausted. I haven't slept a solid 7 hours in over a month. I don't know what to do at this point. I was hoping he would outgrow this by now since he is already almost a year but it's actually getting worse.

Please help.

02-10-2011, 02:51 PM	#1
TexasChica YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX, USA Posts: 5	Yorkie not sleeping at night HELP a TIRED MOM! I have a 11 month-old Yorkie who is not sleeping. I typically go to bed around 10:30 or 11 and put him in his crate in my bedroom. He uses the bathroom at least 5 times before we go to bed. But by 2am whines and cries so I take him outside to pee. Then he does it again around 4, 5ish. My alarm is set for 6:25 but he's already up at 5:30 so I lay on the sofa to sleep while he eats and plays with his toys. He always pees and goes back to his crate without a fuss. I wish I could just let him whine/fuss/cry but I live in an apartment building and don't want to keep my neighbors awake. He also keeps me up. He also will pee in his crate (yeah, he doesn't care if he wets it and I don't want to clean it up at 3am). I take him on a long walk twice in the evening to try to tire him out. I try to take him to doggie day care at least once a week and that doesn't even tire him out to sleep through the night. I am exhausted. I haven't slept a solid 7 hours in over a month. I don't know what to do at this point. I was hoping he would outgrow this by now since he is already almost a year but it's actually getting worse. Please help.