Why won't he sleep through the night?

[Archie's Mom]

My seven-month-old boy still is not sleeping through the night. He starts off in his crate for a few hours and then some nights wakes me up two and three times to go potty (on his piddle pads). He gets quite insistent to be let out of the crate. Usually, around 5 a.m. (or after the last piddle break closest to getting-up time), I bring him in bed with me to snuggle, which he loves. He usually goes right to sleep once he's in my bed. I wonder if his mutliple piddle-pad trips is just his way of trying to get into my bed quicker -- or could it be that his bladder isn't maturing properly? He always has something to squeeze out. Needless to say, I am sleep-deprived. I put him in his crate around 9:30 p.m. -- should I be keeping him up much later? (The earlier bedtime gives "mom" a much-needed moment of peace to herself!) I'm really at my wits' end. What age should a Yorkie begin sleeping through the night?

[dmaRF]

Are you home all day long with him, and is he up most of the day getting some excercise?

My yorkie is home for about 8 hours by himself, 4 hours in the morining then I come home for lunch and then 4-5 hours in the afternoon. I know he sleeps most of the time. So when I get him he gets a quick fast paced 10 minute walk to calm him down and then he is up playing with his toys. I sometimes give him a slow lingering up to 20 minute walk at his pace till he is till he is tired. Then in bed by 11:30. Doing this has gotten me to about 530, 600am. I then move him to his excercise pen and he stays there till 730 when I get up.

While some nights he might get up, I give him a little pet and he goes back to bed.

On the weekends when he is up all day, on doggy trips. He is usually in bed by 9:00 and will sleep straight through 800am.


I think the key is quality excercise, and a good schedule.

DMA

[tonyismybabyboy]

my little one is with me all day (except for maybe a few hours here and there when i am in class) and since I am fostering a litter of kittens right now (6 of the little buggers) my little one is getting tons of exercise. he has been sleeping through the night ever since my boyfriend finally allowed him to sleep w/us.
maybe your little one misses you at night

also my babe doesn't go to bed until 1ish (when I finally get to bed) and will sleep until noon if i let him... the college girls best friend

add a bit more exercise to his routine and it should work out

[yorkienewbie]

My puppy is almost 7 months old now and until a couple of months ago she used to wake me up 2 or 3 times during the night.Does your puppy sleep in the same room as yours?I used to have my puppy sleep in the crate next to my bed from the first day i got her (at 4 months of age) but then since i was also sleep deprived i decided to move her crate in the living room next to my bedroom,best thing i ever done.At 7 months of age your boy should be able to hold it for many hours. Sometimes ,just to get some good sleep, i used to bring her in bed with me also and she would sleep through the night.Try covering the crate with a blanket or something else and place something of yours in the crate with her or next to it so she can smell your scent.That worked for me!Mine usually goes to bed between 9 and 11 p.m and usually wakes up around 7-7:30.Last night she went to sleep around 8 pm and she still woke up at 7:30a.m! How much time does he spends sleeping during the day?When you're home try to keep him busy:take him out for walks, play with him etc....If he's tired he'll sleep through the night! Also, when he whines and cries say "Shhhh" and ignore him and don't let him drink any water 1/or better 2 hours before bedtime and make sure he relieves himself before going to bed.Hope i helped a little.

[RLC12345678]

I have 2 yorkies...one is 11 months and the other is 4 months. There has rarely been a night when they sleep through the night. I get up AT LEAST once each and every single night to take them out, usually twice. They both sleep in bed with me. They also wake up at 6:00am on the dot every morning and want to play. They won't go back to sleep until I take them on their morning walk. Then, they'll usually settle down and sleep a good bit more. On the weekends I am able to go back to bed after their 6:00am walk, but during the week when I work, there's no point in going back to sleep because I have to start getting ready for work at 7! Needless to say, I make it to work EARLY every morning.

I would say to just be thankful that he is trained well enough at such a young age to let you know that he needs to go potty and he doesn't go in his crate.

Have you tried letting him sleep in bed with you the whole night? What is stopping you?

[GeorgiesMomma]

It's funny that I saw this thread because Georgie has started waking up in the middle of the night again. He hasn't done this since he was 5 months or so (he is 14 months now). I just get up with him and we go outside. Our yard is fenced in but I don't let him out by himself and our boxer Coco is definitely not willing to get up with him LOL. I have to ditto what Rebecca said above I am just happy that Georgie gets up and lets me know he needs to go out. On the rare occasion that he can't wake me up he leaves Mommy a nice little present on the floor in the morning Some people may suggest not feeding him or letting him drink water after a certain time and you may want to try that. Me personally I want him to eat and drink when he feels like it since he is such a small baby.

[Pautau422]

Originally Posted by Archie's Mom

My seven-month-old boy still is not sleeping through the night. He starts off in his crate for a few hours and then some nights wakes me up two and three times to go potty (on his piddle pads). He gets quite insistent to be let out of the crate. Usually, around 5 a.m. (or after the last piddle break closest to getting-up time), I bring him in bed with me to snuggle, which he loves. He usually goes right to sleep once he's in my bed. I wonder if his mutliple piddle-pad trips is just his way of trying to get into my bed quicker -- or could it be that his bladder isn't maturing properly? He always has something to squeeze out. Needless to say, I am sleep-deprived. I put him in his crate around 9:30 p.m. -- should I be keeping him up much later? (The earlier bedtime gives "mom" a much-needed moment of peace to herself!) I'm really at my wits' end. What age should a Yorkie begin sleeping through the night?

The first night that Tyler stayed we put him in his crate and he cried, and neither my hubby nor Tyler slept. The following night we put him in his crate and put the Jazz station(which is on all night), say good night, cover his crate a little and shut off all the lights. He is out of order or at least we think he is.
The past two nights he has been getting up and crying to be let out, but its because he has been drinking water until late and he then needs to potty, but this is going to stop. Besides that he is pretty good, which believe me is amazing and blessing to us.

[marcerella02]

I was intereted to know... has your little pup always been left alone during the day? i got layla in may.. and have been with her most of the time since.. school is starting back up and my classes.. on a busy day.. run from 9-5. i will be able to get home in between.. but i was wondering did you have to make this transition between always being there.. to hardly being around.. and how did you do it? i'm very nervous.. layla gets upset when i leave her in the house alone.. yet (i have two sets of car keys.. one keeps the car running.. the other lets me back in) she can stay in her crate in the car for an hour and not care... any suggestions to make this transition easier would be great! thanks!

[Amanda7]

He's only 7 months old, so he's still young. But taking the water away after dinner, and more exercise would help. A tired dog is always a better sleeper. And allowing him to sleep with you all night might work too. Just make sure he relieves himself right before bed.(as late as possible). Mine were between 9-12 mos. old before they slept through the night.

[SnowWa]

I got my pup when he was 8 weeks old -- he slept with me from the first night on - and he actually slept through the night (most nights) right from the start - and he didn't pee during the night either.

However - when he opened his little eyes and turned over and licked my face at 5:30 or 6:00 am -- we got up immediately and went out side to go to the bathroom -- then I swear, he would have slept another four hours.

I think he has always slept that well because he has slept with me - he never ever cried and would just snuggle up and fall soundly to sleep.


Carol Jean

[LuvMySissy]

I'm really not sure when Sissy started sleeping through the night. She always slept in the downstairs bathroom where she had a bed, food/water and wee wee pads. She would always cuddle in bed with us as we were winding down and watching TV before I would let her outside one more time (around 9:45) and then put her in her room.

She started sleeping with us around 10 months. She knows when she wants to get into bed and start relaxing - normally around 9:00. She still goes out again right before we turn the lights out and the only time she has ever gotten us up during the night was after the toad incident. We regularly get up at 5:15am, so she goes right out then, but if someone stays in bed, she will come right back in and sleep as long as you do (weekends till 9:00am).

If you think he just wants to come in bed with you, why not try it one night and see how it goes??

[Erin]

He could definately be trying to get in bed with you.

He could also definately need to go. Loki is almost 2 and still sometimes needs an early morning potty break, a drink and even sometimes an early breakfast, but he is always quick to hurry back to snuggle. I figure I wake up at least once in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, why shouldn't he? We both have something wrong with our bladders anyway

We started letting Loki sleep with us around that age - once he was reliable enough to wake us up to let us know he needed to go out (he would sit by the door and whine or *stand* on my head - good thing he's cute). Maybe you should try one night and see how it goes!