| yorkiepuppie | 11-11-2009 10:29 AM |
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Originally Posted by Patti
(Post 2876710)
Does anyone know if it would help me with Pixie. She wakes me up 3 times during the night for treats I guess or just because. I just got back from a 4 day trip to Az and my dtr watched them and she said Pixie drove he crazy all night waking her up. I ned to sleep through the night and ignoring her doesn't work she just keeps screaming and kicking her feet. I wonder if I get that and give her some at night she would sleep longer and relax. She is pretty high strung. I have tried bark repeller, spray bottle, trying to keep her awake in the evening, nothing has worked. If anyone has used it for helping them sleep please let me know. Thanks
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Nancy1999
(Post 2876820)
You've actually trained her to wake you. If there's a weekend where you can "untrain" her, that might be best. There are several things you can try, but first I would never give her treats at night, replace it with her regular kibble or even a small bowl of kibble by the bed. She may be experiencing some low blood sugar. Put socks on so that feet-licking won't be unbearable, and just keep saying no, you can put her on the floor if she gets too bad, but you cannot give her any treats for bad behavior. You have to be dedicated when you do this, the first couple nights will be the worst, and giving in once makes it go on 10 times longer next time. I would crate her in a different room before I would give in. Joey's done this too, and we give him 5 pieces of kibble before bedtime, but he started waking me up for more, and I found that saying "no" and placing him on the floor a couple of times, made him give up, and come back to bed quietly, however, I've really never given in too much, so in will be harder for you.
| nancy,
i think she said her furbaby kicks her not lick her? :p
very good advice though, thanks for the tip, i can be more firm with milu myself as well and not give in so much all the time. :)
patti,
maybe you can try to divert her attention away from food first. (if she doesn't have low blood sugar, if she needs to eat because of health reasons, then she maybe does need food) otherwise, if it's just a behavior problem, maybe you can take baby steps to stop feeding her during sleepy time at night.
does she enjoy being pet? sometimes when milu wants something she cannot have, i will pet her, because she really enjoys that, and it calms her down. | 