I have found that if we give Snickers and Baxter a good long walk the day before, they are usually very tired the next day. They may wake up at 7ish to go potty, but after a quick snack (milk bone), they will go back to sleep with us until WE are ready to get up. Sometimes we have to force them out of bed by 11AM. The exercise really works (as per Dog Whisperer).