Sleeping through help

[CloW]

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6 month old pup

Sleeps in his crate in the living room. Goes to bed at 9 ish. That's when he naturally falls asleep..toilet before bed. Water lifted at 19.30

3am he wakes without fail. I let him out and he goes and has a pee every time.. then back in and back into his crate. So then he would wake anywhere between 5 and 7 and I was bringing him up into my bed then to get some extra sleep. As of yesterday I am giving up on that extra sleep and not bringing him up in the hope it helps drop this ,3am wake up... Incase he's waking in the hope he can come up for a snuggle ..

He's doing SO well with his toilet training now. Stands at the door, barks or uses his bells. Had one pee accident in 5 days so I'm pleased with that.

I absolutely NEED a full night's sleep though I'm poorly..

I have tried moving his crate upstairs but it didn't work, tried ignoring and then he peed in his crate .

I am thinking of putting his crate in the kitchen and just leaving the door open when I go to bed.. so he can get up and pee in the kitchen if he's so desperate but I'm worried it will knock his toilet training back. I just can't fall back to sleep after the 3am wake up call.. I know a few more months and he'd maybe crack it but my sanity and health can't take a few more months. I haven't had a full nights sleep in 4 months .. help please x

 

[JoanneF]

Can I just say first

Water lifted at 19.30

Water should always be available - apart from the health risks, lifting it is counterproductive because dogs often just learn to drink more when it is there, which leads to more toilet accidents because they load up, and can't hold.

Anyway, back to the issue. It does sound like possibly the above, or habit.

So after leaving water always available, another thing you could try is setting an alarm for 2.45 am to pre-empt him asking out at 3.00 am. Do that for a few days - you take him out before he asks. After about 4 days, set your alarm for 3.00 and take him out then. Again, repeat over a few days, then change to 3.15. After a few days at that, change to 3.30, 3.45, 4.00 and so on until he is sleeping through.

The idea is that he learns you will be reliably coming to take him so he holds on for you.

But if, at any stage, he barks to alert you or has an accident, you are going too fast.

 

[CloW]

Ah I didn't know about loading up when it is there. I've only been lifting it for a couple of days and it's made no difference so this evening I won't. Thanks for alerting me to that.

I'll try the alarm thing. Was hoping there may be a quick fix whilst I'm off sick but to seems there isn't. Thank you

 

[JoanneF]

There are never quick fixes I'm afraid - or if there are, they usually aren't good ones

 

[JemimaGoldie]

My dog comes and wakes me up if her water runs out.