Terrible 2's???

[Dzbabykel]

Originally Posted by Britster

Also, for sleeping in the bed at night... I had to attach a leash to Jackson one night and just hold him down all night, LOL. It did work. I still didn't get much sleep but he eventually learned he couldn't stare at the cats all night long.

OMG brilliant!!! I'm definitely trying that out!!

[Dzbabykel]

Originally Posted by Sandysbabies

Probably to get another dog, they would both sleep all day and be ready to play at night. lol!!! I know it gets tiresome. Our 2 schnauzers sleep all night. Kayla and Dudley (yorkies) use too. Lately they both get up and prowl 1/2 the night. When they want to come back to bed they both bark or actually its like they try to talk and its just loud enought to bother you. They both make the most unusual noises. I think it would less bothersome if they just barked instead of this little noise they make. I'm glad I don't work because I would never make it, no more sleep than I get. Wish I knew what to tell you but maybe he will play and not sleep at doggie daycare and be wore out enough when he gets home to give you some rest.

Originally Posted by Chrissybear

Gizmo has been doing the same thing lately!! Hes 8 months old and i have been sleeping on the couch because he jumps on my head at night wanting to play!!! Hubby doesnt like that ive been sleepin on the couch but we know he will calm down eventually

Just take it one day at a time and dont stress!

Best of luck!!!

Haha I can completely relate to all this and I wouldn't mind the roaming at night except he jumps off the bed and then continually barks because he can't get back up! I was going to buy some stairs so he could get on and off but we're in the process of getting a new queen sized bed that is lower to the ground so he won't have a problem getting on and off which may help me SLEEP As for the couch haha, I think me and my BF have been taking turns each night sleeping on the couch so the other can sleep, its crazy at my house right now LOL but honestly wouldn't trade it for the world

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Britster

Also, for sleeping in the bed at night... I had to attach a leash to Jackson one night and just hold him down all night, LOL. It did work. I still didn't get much sleep but he eventually learned he couldn't stare at the cats all night long.

Too funny! Jackson cracks me up.

[Britster]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Too funny! Jackson cracks me up.

Yeah, funny to you! Not the person being kept up all night He's way better now when we visit over there about sleeping, like significantly better. When he turned 2, he calmed down in general. I mean, don't get me wrong, he's still my VERY active crazy boy, but he's just mellowed out in certain ways.

[Walt]

I've been having the same sleeping problem with Walt! We let him sleep down stairs in his bed but he's been waking up at 3 and barking until about 5:30ish... We wake up at 6 (well, we've been getting up at 3) and when we go down stairs he's asleep! I don't know what's making him bark so much! Or wake up at such random hours! He usually sleeps fine but like one week out of the month he'll do this... Maybe it's like a full moon or something?
I usually try every day to take him for a long walk and sometimes my husband takes him for a jog/run (he LOVES to run and is so fast!) and when I get home from work we play fetch with him for a long time too... So I'll take some sleeping advice too!