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12-10-2013, 05:43 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Neptune, New Jersey, USA
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| My yorkie gets me up in the middle of every night! Hello, I'm somewhat new to yorkietalk.com. I have been reading up on Yorkies since before I brought my Brody boy home three months ago (he is now 6mo old). From day one, Brody loved his crate and slept in it at night and while I'm at work every day....I do come home for lunch so he gets to go outside, eat lunch and play during my hour. However, once its time to go night night, his crate comes upstairs and placed next to my bed and he goes right in to snuggle. About an hour later, he cries. I'll ignore it for a little while. His cries then become louder and louder. I'm not sure why he does this but we go outside several times while I'm home, he even knows how to ring the bells on the back door to let me know he needs to go out! (he's so good). How do I get him to sleep through the night without getting me up 2-3x per night? I have tried to let him sleep with me, but he only thinks its playtime in my bed....burrowing, biting, digging. He doesn't get the concept that its time to go night night. Anyone have any suggestions? |
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12-10-2013, 06:53 AM | #2 |
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| I bought a travel carrier for Barney when he was around 3 months old. It was a nylon bag that he could stand up and turn around in. I called it his sleeping bag. At bed time, I put him in that beside me on the bed. I was afraid he would jump out of bed at the time. After a few weeks, he knew bed was for sleeping. He now curls up in a ball beside me on the bed every night. Yes, the first 5 minutes are wild man crazy time when he digs, nips, and burrows. But after he settles, he sleeps all night and pretty much has since he was a puppy.
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12-10-2013, 07:37 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Neptune, New Jersey, USA
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| Hmmm thats an idea I haven't tried. I did buy him a nylon carrier as well when I first brought him home. He likes it in the car as it has a fuzzy bottom that he likes to burrow in. Maybe I will try putting that on my bed tonight and see what he does. The first 3 months I had him, he had no problem going right to sleep in his crate. Now he wakes up after an hour or two crying to go out. I hope the carrier doesn't fall off of the bed. I need to nip this in the bud! |
12-10-2013, 07:52 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Ohio
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| Our boy is 16 months old, and still doesn't sleep thru the night. He actually doesn't sleep well at night at all, unless we let him sleep out of the crate. If he sleeps in the crate, he wakes us once to go out. If we leave him out of the crate, he won't wake us, and goes on the carpet. Since he won't wake us, we have no choice to crate him. Some nights he sleeps ok, some he whines and scratches at the crate door most of the night. It is very frustrating, and some days we are exhausted from not sleeping much. Good luck getting your pup to sleep for you! I know it can make a world of difference in your day! |
12-10-2013, 08:05 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Neptune, New Jersey, USA
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| Its funny because he usually sleeps fine during the night and I expect him to get me up once to go out since I do go to bed relatively early (by 9:30 or so) but lately he goes in his crate for an hour then gets me up. I tried putting a towel over his crate to keep it dark which worked for a little while, then he started to whine again. The only thing that seems to make him stop is if I bring him in his crate back downstairs. I don't want to have to do that because I like having him next to me every night, but if this continues, I may have to do that. I'm hoping its just a phase? My mom also told me after she takes her dogs for a good walk, they are ready for bed after that. I would LOVE to take mine for a walk but he's a stubborn little thing. He only wants to walk where he wants to walk. If we get to the end of my driveway, he stops dead in his tracks and doesn't want to go any further except back to the door. Is this a phase I wonder? |
12-10-2013, 08:45 AM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: South-East England
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| Get him a cozy stuffed animal thats really soft and plushy to keep him company! He might just need a little something to snuggle and chew on if he gets bored in there. Does he get some exciting play time and go piddle before crate time at night? He sounds really sweet and if he's stubborn for walking try getting one of those stuffed animals that squeaks with the rope toys attached and make him run around and tug with it, get him all worked up and he'll probably be ready to pass right out after half an hour of play lol. |
12-10-2013, 08:52 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Neptune, New Jersey, USA
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| He actually has his own soft towels on the bottom of his crate that he burrows in, but since its been colder here, I put his soft cuddly blanket on top that he loves. so he does have something to snuggle with. And yes, as soon as I get home from work, we go outside, eat dinner, then its total play mode. He gets alot of exercise and goes outside several times before we go night night. We do have a few of those rope toys, he absolutely LOVES tug of war....and fetch! He yells at me if I stop too soon hehe. Thanks for the reply, I hope this is just a phase with him as he's SUCH a good boy and truly brings joy to my life. I don't know what I'd do without him <3 |
12-10-2013, 07:25 PM | #8 |
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| Too Funny....I was just about to start a similar thread. I am at my wits end with my 10 year old male. He gets me up SEVERAL times during the night and I can't tell you the last time I got a good nights sleep. He sleeps in bed with me and I do end up waking up a bit on my own(I suffer from secondary insomnia)...and when he sees I am up, he thinks it's time to get up to go potty or go eat. Sometimes he wakes me up out of a dead sleep. He is very persistent and will annoy me until I get so frustrated, I cave in. He will start out talking with these little throat gurgling noises and if that doesn't work, he will climb on my chest and start pawing at my face(which hurts) as his talking gets louder and louder. I don't necessarily think he has to go potty every time, although he does sometimes. I think he's bored and he wants food. I have ended up caving several times and he gets food in the middle of the night. Sometimes he gets canned food....but I also keep a bag of dentastix on my nightstand....and he thinks if he gets me up, he can get one of those. He's a smart cookie and knows he can work the system. It has literally gotten so bad that I moved a cage in my bedroom. After he'd gotten me up 5 times in one night, I did end up putting him in the cage...for about 2 minutes and then let him back out....but it's getting ridiculous. I was up 6 times last night with him. He also sucks down water like a madman at night. He will get me up to go outside and go potty and then he will come in a suck down a lot of water on his way back to bed. I feel bad picking up his water though. I know he snores and his mouth is probably dried out...but I think he drinks more water between the hours of 10pm and 8am than he does all day. What should I do?? I can't keep going on with no sleep. It's bad enough that I have sleep issues...but he's making it so much worse. My other dog uses pee pads and he doesn't make a peep unless I get up out of bed....but Prince is relentless, and it's getting to the point where I am thinking about crating him and I'd hate to do that. |
12-10-2013, 07:43 PM | #9 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | Your pup is still a bit too young to be fully potty trained it take a while in order for them to sleep through the night. I may have a lot to do with how late you allow them to eat. I don't know that you are but if you let him eat and drink late into the night than of course he will need to go out to relieve himself. My dog are as old and 11 and as young as 4 and I still cut them off at 8pm every night. That gives them plenty of time to relieve themselves before they go down for the night. We go out as late as 12-1 am and as early as 6am when someone gets up for school or work and all four of my pups sleep through the night. I would suggest taking up their food and water and allowing him at least 4 hrs to empty their bladder and go poo before going down for the night. If they fall asleep than wake them up and take them out ne last time. If you have taken them out and he still cries than he want something else. Probably in your bed is my guess, so you need to figure out if that is a habit you are willing to start or if you should stand your ground and make him sleep in his cage. Just remember that habits are hard to break just as getting into a set routine of sleeping in a cage is . No matter what you choose, just be consistent.
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12-10-2013, 08:01 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Is Brody tired at bedtime? I know you come out at lunch to play and eat, but do you tire him out right before bedtime? Remember a tired Yorkie is a good Yorkie.
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12-10-2013, 08:19 PM | #11 | |
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Oh wow I know that deep growl the begging. My Brandi does that when she want food or water. It sounds like he has trained himself to model your insomnia and on top of that he has been trained to eat and drink in the middle of the night and that is not going to be easy to fix. Dogs need time to empty their bladder/intestines in order to be able to sleep through the night. By you providing him with water all hours of the night you have created this issue. Plus letting him eat and get treats . . Oh my I hate to say this but you have created a little sleepless monster. I don't see how you can function with this going on all night long. I would go insane with no sleep. You asked so I'm going to tell you to . . . Stop it ! It wont be easy getting him to stop begging for his midnight treats and his water and his special time with his mommy because that is pretty much what he is doing. He has gotten so use to you getting up and offering him these things that now he expects it. Just starting with no food or water would be a tremendous change in the amount of times he wakes up and want to go out. Once you get that under control you will than need to start limiting his treats during the night. Maybe switch to tiny treats (cheerios or Zukes training treats) on your night stand only nothing that you need to leave your bed to get and only give them to him when you go to bed, not when you wake up. This will teach him that he gets rewarded for sleep time and not wake time. Its kind of like trying to reverse what he has been trained to do. It will take some time, weeks, months even but its worth a try. I don't know if it will work but for your sake I sure hope it does.
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12-11-2013, 07:17 AM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights
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| That's what I am thinking too....i created my own little monster by giving in to him. I used to have my bed high enough off the ground so he couldn't jump on and off, and he slept much better through the night that way. Now that he can get on and off the bed, he seems to want to get up more. I might be feeding him too late at night too. He doesn't typically get his nightly meal until 8pm. I wonder if that is another reason why he doesn't sleep well. I don't usually go to bed until 11 or 12, but maybe that's not enough time for him to digest and go potty. I think the biggest issue is that I cave in whenever he wants something....and he's learned how to get me to do it. He uses going outdoors as his way to get me to get up and then he will run to the fridge or his treat shelf...or he will paw at me and make noises until he annoys me enough to do it. Thank goodness Ricky isn't quite as smart as he is!! LOL!! |
12-11-2013, 08:30 AM | #13 | |
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| Wow! You sound a lot like me! We are going through the same thing! Ian wakes up every morning at 3a.m.!! He will not settle down until one of us gets up to let him go potty, and give him a couple of his breakfast kibble. We always make sure that he goes to the bathroom before he goes to bed, but he still wakes up...at 3! Sometimes he'll sleep a little longer, but now I still wake up at three because he has me trained. I also have sleep issues, and usually stay up even though I don't have to be at work until 9. Quote:
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12-11-2013, 09:53 AM | #14 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Neptune, New Jersey, USA
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| That's a good point. His peak playtime is right after dinner and while I do try to show him attention, its also my time to try and eat, relax and come down from my day. He usually yells (barks) at me to throw his toys and play, which I do give in, but perhaps its not enough. This is where the walks come into play. I really want to teach him to go for walks with me since I have a wonderful neighborhood, but as soon as we reach the end of my driveway and (big) property, he freezes and refuses to go any further. Someone else on this thread suggested I try to lure him with treats. I may try that later. My mom has two dogs (a standard poodle and maltese) and swears by her nightly walks with them. I think this would certainly help Brody sleep better at night. He is definitely an early riser....more so then I am, and I'm up at 6am everyday! LOL |
12-11-2013, 11:14 AM | #15 | |
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