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bonita14 · 07-31-2009, 05:16 PM

My babies stayed asleep the whole until the morning they wake up and go potty

mickeysmum · 07-31-2009, 05:17 PM

Mickey sleeps through the night and has since a few nights after we got him home about a month ago. He is almost 18 weeks right now. He typically eats his dinner and has water around 6 or 7 pm. Then we go for a nice long walk around the neighborhood (30-40 minutes). After that, we come in and he has water and we leave it down for a while. He plays with each of my children while I bathe the other--and with my husband while I put the kids to bed. During that time, my husband usually picks up the water and takes him out briefly so that he can go if he has to. For the rest of the evening, I play with him or just hold him and he usually falls asleep on my lap. I put him in his crate around 11. He never barks or cries when he wakes up in the morning..he waits for us. We can get up and walk around....and do whatever, but I try to get dressed quickly and take him out. He never has an accident or anything in his crate. We usually get him up around 7 or 8.

Mickey is really high energy and very playful...He loves to play with his toys and play ball throughout the day and in the evening...and of course, my kids play with him like crazy! I think he's just exhausted by night time!

chandracz · 07-31-2009, 05:30 PM

Bailey wakes up and pees 2 to 3 times during the night and it worries me that he can't hold it all night long. I wonder if he's just so used to having th "luxury" of a pee pad or if he seriously can't hold it. Is there a test I should have the vet do to make sure he's ok? He pees a lot.

bloominsuz · 07-31-2009, 05:32 PM

Arghhhh,,, Am I the only one with a 8mo that still wakes in the middle of the night to pee. So now I've learned to pick up the water by 8pm, walk at night and maybe I'll get a full long night sleep. I've been doing this since she was 3mo and I broght her home. I'm afraid to jinx it but I think we've had a few days of no accident potty training and now I just need some sleep. She also wake usually around 6:30-7am (which I hear is normal) but I used to sleep till 9a ( I work till 11p). Any other suggestions? She also sleeps with me so I don't have to hear screaming from the living room crate. (Yes, I'm tired). I used to get kisses to wake up, now she just walks over me and growls to wake me lol, kinda funny. DH would love to give her the boot from the bedroom, but I won't have it, so she hopefully will start sleeping the whole night and we'll be good.

kalina82 · 07-31-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bloominsuz

Arghhhh,,, Am I the only one with a 8mo that still wakes in the middle of the night to pee. So now I've learned to pick up the water by 8pm, walk at night and maybe I'll get a full long night sleep. I've been doing this since she was 3mo and I broght her home. I'm afraid to jinx it but I think we've had a few days of no accident potty training and now I just need some sleep. She also wake usually around 6:30-7am (which I hear is normal) but I used to sleep till 9a ( I work till 11p). Any other suggestions? She also sleeps with me so I don't have to hear screaming from the living room crate. (Yes, I'm tired). I used to get kisses to wake up, now she just walks over me and growls to wake me lol, kinda funny. DH would love to give her the boot from the bedroom, but I won't have it, so she hopefully will start sleeping the whole night and we'll be good.

its easiest to break the pottying in the middle of the night habit if you crate train (or at least it was for me). Morgan will absolutely NOT potty in her crate. So as she got older (4 -5 months) and i knew she could hold it all night i started to ignore the middle of the night cries and she did hold it all night.

Morgan slept in her crate and then her ex-pen for over a year. She was just too small for me to feel safe having her in bed with me. She wouldn't make a noise if i happened to roll on her so i was afraid i'd smush her.

Puppies get used to waking up in the night because that's what they've been doing all alone. They know that if they cry, you will get up and take them outside. So if you know that they can hold it, ignore them and they will go back to sleep once they realize you are not getting up to let them out.

Or if they wake up every night at like 2 am, start ignoring them for another hour and take them out at 2:30 or 3. slowly start adding more and more time until you get them to sleep all night.

MaddiesMommie · 07-31-2009, 06:13 PM

Maddie is 2 yo and she sleeps until I get up...6-7. If we go to bed early, sometimes. I was sick for a few days last week. She laid with me for two days straight and went out only a few times. She slept by my side the whole time.

BLADE · 07-31-2009, 07:10 PM

Kimbo is 12 weeks old. He has been sleeping through the night for the last week. He goes to bed @ 10:30 in his crate and wakes up to potty @ 7:00. He then goes back to bed until 9 or 10.

chandracz · 07-31-2009, 07:14 PM

I really don't understand why Bailey doesn't sleep through the night at 5 years old. He gets up to pee at least 2 to 3 times. Do you think he could have a problem? The past week he's been panting for no reason. He's laying on the couch and he'll start panting. The lights about us are really hot and his hair is thick. I know we need to get him thinned out. He drinks a lot of water lately because of it but he's always woken up to pee and never been able to hold it for any length of time. It just seems like i'm noticing it more lately.

Nascar Fan · 07-31-2009, 07:24 PM

Smokie sleeps with us. Our bed is by the window, so he sleeps next to the window - our precious guard dog. He only wakes up if something is wrong outside. We are fortunate to have a fenced yard, so Smokie goes out quite a bit during the day, gets lots of exercise. He is just over a yr old. If we do not pay attention to him trying to tell us he needs to go out, then he has had an accident (pee) twice since we've had him. I tell him in a not nice tone of voice that is not a good boy. Then we take him out. We've had dogs for years. So he can learn that if he needs to go bad enough, he can get our attention. He does not have an accident during the night, he eats and drinks when he wants, and we always take him out last thing before we go to bed and first thing when we get up. I guess I'm old fashioned, but I just can't imagine a pee pad in my house where my dog would use the bathroom regularly. But then, like I said, we are fortunate to have a nice fenced yard, and I'm sure that makes it easier. When we first got him, I considered the pee pads, but I didn't want him to learn that it was okay to use the bathroom in the house. So I did not get them. Instead, I got some real good urine cleaner, and I clean up an accident immediately. Today was Smokie's first day home alone for a few hours. He did not tear anything up, did not use the bathroom in the house, but was jumping 10 ft high when I got home and was certainly ready to go out. I dearly love my Yorkie. I believe they learn what you teach them.

kalina82 · 07-31-2009, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by chandracz

I really don't understand why Bailey doesn't sleep through the night at 5 years old. He gets up to pee at least 2 to 3 times. Do you think he could have a problem? The past week he's been panting for no reason. He's laying on the couch and he'll start panting. The lights about us are really hot and his hair is thick. I know we need to get him thinned out. He drinks a lot of water lately because of it but he's always woken up to pee and never been able to hold it for any length of time. It just seems like i'm noticing it more lately.

you can always drop off a urine sample to the vet to have it tested for a UTI. If he is pee pad trained then he has never had to hold it for any length of time. He has only known that when he has to pee he can just walk to the pad and go. Doesn't matter what time it is.

It has been really hot lately and my morgan has a thick coat too. I shaved her for the summer because it was just too much for her.

Nascar Fan · 07-31-2009, 07:29 PM

PS - Smokie also gets a treat when he pottys outside. We use a healthy treat to train him, and he responds very very well to this. He knows when he goes outside to potty, he gets his treat, and believe me, he is looking for it when he is done.

chandracz · 07-31-2009, 07:34 PM

That's what I was thinking too. I've always taught him that if he has to go, to go to that pad and do his duties. The pad is always down and he NEVER has to hold it. So maybe that is a factor and i'm just being a nervous nellie because i'm getting woke up and I want to make sure that he's not sick. I'm so protective when it comes to Bailey. I've always had Yorkies growing up (my family did anyway) none of them lasted past 5 years because of medical reasons beyond our control...

I think that makes me more nervous because Bailey just turned 5 in May. He has pancreatitis, LP and IBD which I'm controlling with diet, supplements and vitamins... (so far). Please keep him in your prayers for me. He's been good for 2 months!

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Originally Posted by kalina82

you can always drop off a urine sample to the vet to have it tested for a UTI. If he is pee pad trained then he has never had to hold it for any length of time. He has only known that when he has to pee he can just walk to the pad and go. Doesn't matter what time it is.

It has been really hot lately and my morgan has a thick coat too. I shaved her for the summer because it was just too much for her.

chandracz · 07-31-2009, 07:38 PM

If I had it to do over again, I would train him to do his duties outside and only use a pee pad for emergencies... but I was ill at the time and didn't have a choice

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Originally Posted by Nascar Fan

PS - Smokie also gets a treat when he pottys outside. We use a healthy treat to train him, and he responds very very well to this. He knows when he goes outside to potty, he gets his treat, and believe me, he is looking for it when he is done.

LolasMama · 07-31-2009, 08:05 PM

Lola is now almost 2 years old and has slept on my bed since she was about 5months old, and Raider is 8 months old now and has also slept in my bed since he was about 5 months old. They sleep throughout the night and very rarely have to get up for potty time. They are both trained to use the pee pads, but will go outside too if necessary. We usually go to bed around 10 p.m. on work days and 1 a.m. on weekends, and get up at 6:30 a.m. on work days and around 10 a.m. on weekends. I also never take their water away, so they drink until bedtime with no problems in the night. They are such good babies!

07-31-2009, 05:16 PM	#16
bonita14 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Beautiful San Francisco Posts: 143	My babies stayed asleep the whole until the morning they wake up and go potty __________________ "Love is patient, love is kind, love is not rude,It keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always perseveres. Love never fails.

07-31-2009, 05:30 PM	#18
chandracz ♥I Luv my BaileyBlue♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,855	Bailey wakes up and pees 2 to 3 times during the night and it worries me that he can't hold it all night long. I wonder if he's just so used to having th "luxury" of a pee pad or if he seriously can't hold it. Is there a test I should have the vet do to make sure he's ok? He pees a lot. __________________ Chandra, Bailey Blue's mama

07-31-2009, 07:14 PM	#23
chandracz ♥I Luv my BaileyBlue♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,855	I really don't understand why Bailey doesn't sleep through the night at 5 years old. He gets up to pee at least 2 to 3 times. Do you think he could have a problem? The past week he's been panting for no reason. He's laying on the couch and he'll start panting. The lights about us are really hot and his hair is thick. I know we need to get him thinned out. He drinks a lot of water lately because of it but he's always woken up to pee and never been able to hold it for any length of time. It just seems like i'm noticing it more lately. __________________ Chandra, Bailey Blue's mama

07-31-2009, 08:05 PM	#29
LolasMama YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Texas Posts: 563	Lola is now almost 2 years old and has slept on my bed since she was about 5months old, and Raider is 8 months old now and has also slept in my bed since he was about 5 months old. They sleep throughout the night and very rarely have to get up for potty time. They are both trained to use the pee pads, but will go outside too if necessary. We usually go to bed around 10 p.m. on work days and 1 a.m. on weekends, and get up at 6:30 a.m. on work days and around 10 a.m. on weekends. I also never take their water away, so they drink until bedtime with no problems in the night. They are such good babies! __________________ Savannah Lola Raider & Milo Last edited by LolasMama; 07-31-2009 at 08:07 PM.

07-31-2009, 05:17 PM	#17
mickeysmum Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: USA Posts: 23	Mickey sleeps through the night and has since a few nights after we got him home about a month ago. He is almost 18 weeks right now. He typically eats his dinner and has water around 6 or 7 pm. Then we go for a nice long walk around the neighborhood (30-40 minutes). After that, we come in and he has water and we leave it down for a while. He plays with each of my children while I bathe the other--and with my husband while I put the kids to bed. During that time, my husband usually picks up the water and takes him out briefly so that he can go if he has to. For the rest of the evening, I play with him or just hold him and he usually falls asleep on my lap. I put him in his crate around 11. He never barks or cries when he wakes up in the morning..he waits for us. We can get up and walk around....and do whatever, but I try to get dressed quickly and take him out. He never has an accident or anything in his crate. We usually get him up around 7 or 8. Mickey is really high energy and very playful...He loves to play with his toys and play ball throughout the day and in the evening...and of course, my kids play with him like crazy! I think he's just exhausted by night time!

07-31-2009, 05:32 PM	#19
bloominsuz Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Whittier, CA Posts: 206	Arghhhh,,, Am I the only one with a 8mo that still wakes in the middle of the night to pee. So now I've learned to pick up the water by 8pm, walk at night and maybe I'll get a full long night sleep. I've been doing this since she was 3mo and I broght her home. I'm afraid to jinx it but I think we've had a few days of no accident potty training and now I just need some sleep. She also wake usually around 6:30-7am (which I hear is normal) but I used to sleep till 9a ( I work till 11p). Any other suggestions? She also sleeps with me so I don't have to hear screaming from the living room crate. (Yes, I'm tired). I used to get kisses to wake up, now she just walks over me and growls to wake me lol, kinda funny. DH would love to give her the boot from the bedroom, but I won't have it, so she hopefully will start sleeping the whole night and we'll be good.

07-31-2009, 06:13 PM	#21
MaddiesMommie LoveMy2 Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 4,060	Maddie is 2 yo and she sleeps until I get up...6-7. If we go to bed early, sometimes. I was sick for a few days last week. She laid with me for two days straight and went out only a few times. She slept by my side the whole time.

07-31-2009, 07:10 PM	#22
BLADE YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 251	Kimbo is 12 weeks old. He has been sleeping through the night for the last week. He goes to bed @ 10:30 in his crate and wakes up to potty @ 7:00. He then goes back to bed until 9 or 10.

07-31-2009, 07:24 PM	#24
Nascar Fan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Council Bluffs IA USA Posts: 44	Smokie sleeps with us. Our bed is by the window, so he sleeps next to the window - our precious guard dog. He only wakes up if something is wrong outside. We are fortunate to have a fenced yard, so Smokie goes out quite a bit during the day, gets lots of exercise. He is just over a yr old. If we do not pay attention to him trying to tell us he needs to go out, then he has had an accident (pee) twice since we've had him. I tell him in a not nice tone of voice that is not a good boy. Then we take him out. We've had dogs for years. So he can learn that if he needs to go bad enough, he can get our attention. He does not have an accident during the night, he eats and drinks when he wants, and we always take him out last thing before we go to bed and first thing when we get up. I guess I'm old fashioned, but I just can't imagine a pee pad in my house where my dog would use the bathroom regularly. But then, like I said, we are fortunate to have a nice fenced yard, and I'm sure that makes it easier. When we first got him, I considered the pee pads, but I didn't want him to learn that it was okay to use the bathroom in the house. So I did not get them. Instead, I got some real good urine cleaner, and I clean up an accident immediately. Today was Smokie's first day home alone for a few hours. He did not tear anything up, did not use the bathroom in the house, but was jumping 10 ft high when I got home and was certainly ready to go out. I dearly love my Yorkie. I believe they learn what you teach them.

07-31-2009, 07:29 PM	#26
Nascar Fan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Council Bluffs IA USA Posts: 44	PS - Smokie also gets a treat when he pottys outside. We use a healthy treat to train him, and he responds very very well to this. He knows when he goes outside to potty, he gets his treat, and believe me, he is looking for it when he is done.