Quote:
Originally Posted by Hermione  Jake doesn’t drink all that much although it’s very hot. He gets up every night. First it was st 5am, which wasn’t so bad because I get up quite early, then slowly it became earlier and earlier. Sometimes it’s just that he wants to get out of his crate. |
Yeah, dogs are pack animals and usually nature teaches teaches them from birth to sleep very near, sometimes touching another pack member, hate, hate, hate being separated from their pack during the night. Dogs crave sleeping with their humans, that all-night feeling of closeness. It's just a dog thing- they crave the nighttime tribalism of their pack, the need to stay very close. And dogs love cuddling at bedtime! Heck, I love it! In nature, dogs sleep very near their own pack as adults, change positions during the night to better keep watch so they almost never sleep the night through. So if he normally wakes and now needs to go, it's natural he'd want to wake you as he's now been trained to go potty outside, thinks it bad to do it indoors, especially in the bed he sleeps in. And if he had bladder issues, or aging, even a small amount of urine can trigger the bladder to need to empty asap. And bladder spasms are the worst - must go NOW.
Don't know how old you are, but one day, you, too, will very, very likely need to get up in the middle of the night to go, even when you restrict your night-time fluid intake and hate it. It can just be an aging factor. But every older person I've ever known has to do that sooner or later.
Is there no way he can sleep with you, see if that might help? Yes, it means changing bedclothes very often but that's part of having a personal toy dog. They crave you, being with, near you, likely touching you anytime they can. If you just can't have him in your bed, can you try putting his crate in a chair right next to you in the bed? Of course if it's an aging bladder issue, it probably won't help him all that much. Maybe the vet can help your little 7 year-old baby boy out. Promise you he's not trying to be difficult, he just might have some needs he can't explain so you have to figure it out, help him through it.
Google your thread title and see what you come up with, adding that he's a toy Yorkie dog to your search.