Background: Picked up Heidi on Dec 29th, We go to bed around 10pm. She barked at night for the first night - an hour maybe, less the next and third night only 5min. Nothing after that. We get up close to 6am and let out - no problems.
For the past four nights Heidi has been getting up earlier and earlier. The first night she started barking at 5:30am - we ignored her and came down to a peed-in crate. Now she drank a lot the night before after a stressful first dog training class and we went to bed early as we are were exhausted so I kind put this down as our fault.
Next morning 5am the whining starts. This time we go down and let her out. Then went back to bed, we didn't put her back in the crate, letting her join us in the bedroom on her bed. She settled pretty. Yesterday it was 4:30am and today it was 4am. Both times, we let her out and then let her join us upstairs for fear of a messed crate.
So my question is - is she doing this to get outside (yes she does her business outside) or to get out of the crate early? Should we attempt a whole night upstairs free in the bedroom?
It sounds to me like she wants to be in the same room as you and not left alone downstairs in her crate.
When I crated temporarily I had an extra crate so they could be in my room with me. Now when we go to bed the boys come upstairs and sleep on their own beds in our room.
Maybe try letting her sleep in your room on her own bed. Your prior post had the same theme. I think she wants a comfy bed and not a crate.
Last Edit: Jan 11, 2013 12:35:02 GMT -5 by troysmom
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When we're not home, the Duchess is in her crate. At night, however, she sleeps in my room. (Okay fine, she actually sleeps on my bed.) Maybe try letting Heidi sleep in your room at night.
Keep an eye on her then. Maybe she has a Urinary Tract Infection.
See how it goes tonight!
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Greyhound bridge angels: Troy (CPs Lightning) - my first and #1 greyhound, Contrary Mary (Idiot Box).
Dachshund Leopold, Cats Hemmingway, Tilly & Opal
Retired Thoroughbred Racer Cooper (Rolling Benz)
Post by Heather (& KC) on Jan 11, 2013 19:26:01 GMT -5
At first I thought she was training you well. She really did have to go the first time and you didn't listen and then you listened and she knows that's how to get out earlier and join you in bed. Try seeing how she does in your room but it really could also be a UTI as troysmom suggests.
Good luck!!!!
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okay, last night was awful! She whined and cried all night, paced and even barked. She kept trying to get on the bed, which we wouldn't allow since there isn't enough room. We took her out several times - she didn't have to go.
We did let her on the bed for the first time Sat morning for a few minutes to cuddle and I think that is where we went wrong.
I don't know what to do, we didn't sleep at ALL last night, and as previously mentioned she has been getting us up earlier and earlier since Tues. We are exhausted.
Is this behaviour just because this is the first time in the bedroom or is it my fault for letting her on the bed and now she wants that? Her confidence is growing but I won't let her have everything she wants just because she wants it. But we need to sleep!
Post by newtothis1 on Jan 13, 2013 17:52:50 GMT -5
Try a nice long walk late in the evening as well. Don't give in if you don't want her on the bed, they sure do take up a lot of room and I have even heard of some that growl when you try to move them. My guess is you would get less sleep if she was on the bed than you are getting now. Make sure and settle her down on her own bed before you settle in.
Also they really are creatures of habit so try and do the same ting instead of trying many different things. You may be very tired but if it works, it will be well worth a few sleepless nights.
Post by Heather (& KC) on Jan 13, 2013 18:15:15 GMT -5
I feel badly for you. Hang in there.
It's natural for her to want to be with the rest of the pack. I'm sure there are lots of people on here that have their hounds sleep in separate rooms. I always had Mr Max in our bedroom but he did not sleep with us. He had his pillow on the floor. We tucked him in with his blanket at night. Hold firm and don't allow her on the bed if you don't want her there. You have to be the pack leader.
Good luck tonight.
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Post by OwnedBySummer on Jan 13, 2013 19:22:59 GMT -5
I've always had my dogs sleep in the bedroom with me. I'm one of the people who encourage my dogs to sleep on the human bed. But even if I didn't want that, I would still have them in the same room. Be careful or she'll have you trained just the way she wants.
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i have bed at both place so for quota she sleeps in my son's bed. for nouna my new one i picked her up thursday before christmas and i had no problem she sleeps during the day on the couch or in a bed in the living room and at night she has her own bed beside my bed when she wants to go outside in the morning she cry a little bit and i let her go and wait after that she goes back beside my bed until i wake up. no crate , no pee, everything went well for me
We tried crating Callie at night the first couple of nights and that didn't go very well. After a couple of days of wining for a while at night and early in the morning we decided to put a pillow in our room and that worked out great. She never really tries to get on the bed so that's never been an issue here. Now a lot of the time she won't even come sleep in the room but will go sleep on the spare bed in the other room. I guess she's more confident and somewhat more independent, but it took a long time for that to happened.
Thanks for the advice. Heidi does have a bed on every floor now - we bought a third for the bedroom on Sunday - good thick one and thankfully last night went well. I didn't let her on the couch or people bed all day and she went down fine last night. Cried in my ear at 12:30 - I took her to the back door but since it was raining she was NOT going outside. Back to bed - my husband let her out when he got up. Phew.
Of course then I put her back in the crate when I went to work this morning and came back to a suitably destroyed tray. Sigh. She had been good in the morning. I'd planned on leaving her free this afternoon as we trialed it on the weekend - 2 hours alone and no problems so lets hope 4 goes the same way!
Thanks again for all the responses and I'll keep updating!
Post by johnandjenn on Jan 14, 2013 16:43:37 GMT -5
As some people suggested a possible UTI, but sounds like more of a tests of wills. We went through the "alarm clock" stage, with a little patience and lost sleep they are fine. Occasionally if we leave their water dish out to late I get a dog nose in the eye but not very often at all.
Post by rubylottie14 on Jan 14, 2013 17:26:30 GMT -5
I'm like ownedbysummer, I always want my dogs in my bedroom with me, and I like them being on my bed, although I do pay the price of being squashed sometimes. ;D I live on my own and my dogs are my company and I love them to bits.
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