Cozy was 6 months when she started sleeping overnight with me. She did not move from my head the entire night and it is still her favorite place. Lucy, Roxy, and Zoey were probably 3-4 months- I had them from birth and started housebreaking at 4 weeks of age. Cozy would push them out if their bed after feeding them.
I was a sap but they never soiled the bed overnight. They were to tired.
They slept in a basket in an elevated baby crib with Cozy at first. Cozy would not tolerate sleeping a way from me on the floor crated with her puppies. She would try to jump form the floor to the bed with a puppy in her mouth. The elevated crib was perfect for her. She would feed the babies and then sleep with her mama.
All pups stayed in a playpen after being weaned overnight and in an X-pen during the day.
They were kept spotless so fabric was never associated as a potty area. Cozy made sure her babies stayed clean. |