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sportschick · 09-19-2012, 01:05 PM

Hi all, I am hoping for some suggestions here. My 14 month old Yorkie will not sleep through the night. She wakes up every couple of hours and starts crying. She wants to get up to pee around 1:00 a.m. which is fine, because I do too. THEN she wakes up again around 2:00 and wants to eat, then she wakes up again around 3:00 to poo (and eat if I haven't fed her from the first time she wakes up) and again around 5:30. I have tried changing her feeding time, giving her healthy snacks in between, giving her a snack when she wakes up at 3:00.

I also exercise her 2 - 3 times a day which will total to 1 1/2 hours. Even after we have done a very brisk 1/2 walk, she will still run around the house like a nut, playing with her ball. She is extremely active and burns off a lot of her food, so I increased the amount she eats.

When she wakes up for the 3rd or 4th time, I let her come on the bed with me. (she is in her crate which is covered the rest of the night) She will go back to sleep till 7:00. But I can't sleep still because I have a full sized bed and she smushes herself right up against me on top of the covers. I end up not even being able to freakin cover myself because she is on top of the covers. If I lay on my back, she will climb onto my chest and fall asleep. To make matters worse, she has to be covered up with the sheet I have on the bed for her.

It just isn't comfortable for ME if she sleeps on the bed the whole night. Although, she can then go down the ramp herself and go pee and poo. I have tried putting a pillow on the bed next to me head, so she won't be on top of the covers. I tried getting her to go under the covers, but that doesn't work because she ends up going down by my feet and gets all confused because she can't get out of the bed.

OMG, I am SO sleep deprived. She was better when she was younger, she would sleep till 5:00. I don't mind getting up with her to pee ONCE during the night. I have tried ignoring her, feeding her late, not feeding her when she wakes up at 3:00. Nothing is working - she will just cry and cry and cry. I say QUIET and she does for about 10 minutes, then starts all over again. So I end up giving in and getting up AGAIN, not even having to go to the bathroom. I know she wants to come on the bed, but like I said I STILL can't sleep because of the ways SHE sleeps on the bed.

I don't want to deprive her of food if she really is hungry in the middle of the night!! If I don't feed her and she poops at 3:00, she will eat the freakin poo.

Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I really need some help!!

09-19-2012, 01:05 PM	#1
sportschick Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Reading, MA Posts: 261	Won't sleep through the night Hi all, I am hoping for some suggestions here. My 14 month old Yorkie will not sleep through the night. She wakes up every couple of hours and starts crying. She wants to get up to pee around 1:00 a.m. which is fine, because I do too. THEN she wakes up again around 2:00 and wants to eat, then she wakes up again around 3:00 to poo (and eat if I haven't fed her from the first time she wakes up) and again around 5:30. I have tried changing her feeding time, giving her healthy snacks in between, giving her a snack when she wakes up at 3:00. I also exercise her 2 - 3 times a day which will total to 1 1/2 hours. Even after we have done a very brisk 1/2 walk, she will still run around the house like a nut, playing with her ball. She is extremely active and burns off a lot of her food, so I increased the amount she eats. When she wakes up for the 3rd or 4th time, I let her come on the bed with me. (she is in her crate which is covered the rest of the night) She will go back to sleep till 7:00. But I can't sleep still because I have a full sized bed and she smushes herself right up against me on top of the covers. I end up not even being able to freakin cover myself because she is on top of the covers. If I lay on my back, she will climb onto my chest and fall asleep. To make matters worse, she has to be covered up with the sheet I have on the bed for her. It just isn't comfortable for ME if she sleeps on the bed the whole night. Although, she can then go down the ramp herself and go pee and poo. I have tried putting a pillow on the bed next to me head, so she won't be on top of the covers. I tried getting her to go under the covers, but that doesn't work because she ends up going down by my feet and gets all confused because she can't get out of the bed. OMG, I am SO sleep deprived. She was better when she was younger, she would sleep till 5:00. I don't mind getting up with her to pee ONCE during the night. I have tried ignoring her, feeding her late, not feeding her when she wakes up at 3:00. Nothing is working - she will just cry and cry and cry. I say QUIET and she does for about 10 minutes, then starts all over again. So I end up giving in and getting up AGAIN, not even having to go to the bathroom. I know she wants to come on the bed, but like I said I STILL can't sleep because of the ways SHE sleeps on the bed. I don't want to deprive her of food if she really is hungry in the middle of the night!! If I don't feed her and she poops at 3:00, she will eat the freakin poo. Anyway, sorry for the long post, but I really need some help!!