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sherjoy · 09-13-2008, 06:45 AM

What do you do when your puppy wakes up at 4:30 and wants play instead of sleep?

KimberlySRN · 09-13-2008, 07:55 AM

Wake up my BF!

Hehe…

hviola · 09-13-2008, 09:18 AM

I usually just move her crate onto the bed and go back to sleep. I think she sees me sleeping and gets the hint.

mblab · 09-13-2008, 09:24 AM

Zoe hasn't exactly done that, but she's definitely woken up and needs to go out and once she comes back inside she thinks its play time. Whenever she'd do that I'd sit her down on my lap (restrain her a bit to stay there, if necessary) until she'd calm down a bit. She might have tried to wiggle out but in no time she'd be asleep or close to it and I'd put her back in her crate. As much as it'd kill me, I was exhausted and figured she had to be too!

eaglez28 · 09-13-2008, 09:34 AM

I usually would give them a chew toy & put them in the bed with me.
They they fall asleep soon after.

sherjoy · 09-13-2008, 09:39 AM

I have tried putting the crate on the bed and she would cry but I'll try that again. When I did that before, it was when we first got her. She is much more adjusted now so it might work. She sleeps in a kennel in her bed and you'll never guess what kind of bed we got for her. It is a cat condo...we noticed that she loves to crawl into and lie down in small places so when we went shopping for a bed to put in the kennel, we thought she'd love crawling into that space. We were right, she loves it! We keep the door open to the kennel and she goes into the condo when she wants to nap. Unless she wants to sit in my lap to sleep when I'm on the computer. (The condo is round and covered inside and out with carpet. She even climbs up on the top and lies there...I'm not sure if she can manage to get down. That is where she is in the morning when I get up.) I wonder if anyone else has used a cat condo for a puppy?

sherjoy · 09-13-2008, 09:40 AM

That sounds like worth a try, thanks!

sherjoy · 09-13-2008, 09:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eaglez28

I usually would give them a chew toy & put them in the bed with me.
They they fall asleep soon after.

I tried that too and she just wanted to play and run all over the bed.

She's a mess and spoiled already but such fun!

Shirlthepearl · 09-13-2008, 09:42 AM

Wow! I must be extremely lucky. I and my Yorkies, 16 month old Katie and 5 month old Suzi, go to bed at 8pm.
At 7 -7.30am I've a job to get them up. They sleep like
logs.

Does your wee one play a lot during the day, mine do,
maybe he/she needs tiring out more.

Hugs Shirl x x

Missiemiss · 09-13-2008, 09:45 AM

We had that problem too with our pack of Yorkies. It seems one would wake the other, etc.

It took a week or so and they learned what the words "Night-night" meant. When we say it they know it's time to go to sleep.

Mine still get up at 4:30 but that's when I get up as I am at work by 6:00 am so it's not a big deal but...if they wake at 2:00 am - it's still NIGHT-NIGHT TIME!!!

sherjoy · 09-13-2008, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shirlthepearl

Wow! I must be extremely lucky. I and my Yorkies, 16 month old Katie and 5 month old Suzi, go to bed at 8pm.
At 7 -7.30am I've a job to get them up. They sleep like
logs.

Does your wee one play a lot during the day, mine do,
maybe he/she needs tiring out more.

Hugs Shirl x x

Wow is right! I like your schedule...we get to bed much later than that and I like to try to sleep till 7:00 most days. Hopefully, she'll get with the program.

artie merlino · 09-13-2008, 09:47 AM

One of my 3 Yorkie's eventually wakes me up @ 5:30-6:00 am. every morning
since my BF gets up to go to work @ that time but they don't know the difference between a work day and a weekend. On occasion they will wake up @ 4:00 am. to go Pee, but when they are done I put them back into Bed, so it's obvious to them that we are NOT getting up to play or do anything else
and if they do I tell them "Get back in Bed" that's the official command?
But they pretty much do what ever I'm doing anyway.

sherjoy · 09-13-2008, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by artie merlino

One of my 3 Yorkie's eventually wakes me up @ 5:30-6:00 am. every morning
since my BF gets up to go to work @ that time but they don't know the difference between a work day and a weekend. On occasion they will wake up @ 4:00 am. to go Pee, but when they are done I put them back into Bed, so it's obvious to them that we are NOT getting up to play or do anything else
and if they do I tell them "Get back in Bed" that's the official command?
But they pretty much do what ever I'm doing anyway.

Sounds like they sleep with you...we did that a couple of nights and we didn't sleep too well. We'll probably put her back in with us eventually once she gets a little bigger. She will be 11 weeks old tomorrow and she weighed 1.6 lbs a week and a half ago so she is really small. I worry about her when she is in bed with us that we might smush her! Or she might fall off the bed.

J_is_my_initial · 09-13-2008, 10:03 AM

Gypsy and Puff sleep in bed with us and when they decide to play, it is usually rough housing and chasing each other. I have to tell them to calm down and they usu will. Gypsy reminds us it is bedtime at 10 pm. They usu are pretty good about sleeping through the night though.

09-13-2008, 06:45 AM	#1
sherjoy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mexico Beach, FL Posts: 154	What do you do? What do you do when your puppy wakes up at 4:30 and wants play instead of sleep?

09-13-2008, 07:55 AM	#2
KimberlySRN Twins=double the fun! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 2,981	Wake up my BF! Hehe… __________________ Kim Anakin Bella

09-13-2008, 09:18 AM	#3
hviola YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Casey, IL Posts: 1,175	I usually just move her crate onto the bed and go back to sleep. I think she sees me sleeping and gets the hint. __________________ Heather, mommy to Drake (7 yr old son), Triss (yorkie), spike (dachshund), ash and misty (my cats), and a baby on the way due Oct 1st!

09-13-2008, 09:34 AM	#5
eaglez28 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 1,313	I usually would give them a chew toy & put them in the bed with me. They they fall asleep soon after. __________________ IT'LL COST Nothing To Dream & EVERYTHING NOT TO!!! Kim Scruffy Lexi Kylee Stormy Reesie Tyke http://www.myspace.com/eskindsyorkies

09-13-2008, 09:42 AM	#9
Shirlthepearl YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 256	Wow! I must be extremely lucky. I and my Yorkies, 16 month old Katie and 5 month old Suzi, go to bed at 8pm. At 7 -7.30am I've a job to get them up. They sleep like logs. Does your wee one play a lot during the day, mine do, maybe he/she needs tiring out more. Hugs Shirl x x __________________ I Love Yorkies

09-13-2008, 09:24 AM	#4
mblab Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 723	Zoe hasn't exactly done that, but she's definitely woken up and needs to go out and once she comes back inside she thinks its play time. Whenever she'd do that I'd sit her down on my lap (restrain her a bit to stay there, if necessary) until she'd calm down a bit. She might have tried to wiggle out but in no time she'd be asleep or close to it and I'd put her back in her crate. As much as it'd kill me, I was exhausted and figured she had to be too!

09-13-2008, 09:39 AM	#6
sherjoy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mexico Beach, FL Posts: 154	I have tried putting the crate on the bed and she would cry but I'll try that again. When I did that before, it was when we first got her. She is much more adjusted now so it might work. She sleeps in a kennel in her bed and you'll never guess what kind of bed we got for her. It is a cat condo...we noticed that she loves to crawl into and lie down in small places so when we went shopping for a bed to put in the kennel, we thought she'd love crawling into that space. We were right, she loves it! We keep the door open to the kennel and she goes into the condo when she wants to nap. Unless she wants to sit in my lap to sleep when I'm on the computer. (The condo is round and covered inside and out with carpet. She even climbs up on the top and lies there...I'm not sure if she can manage to get down. That is where she is in the morning when I get up.) I wonder if anyone else has used a cat condo for a puppy?

09-13-2008, 09:40 AM	#7
sherjoy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mexico Beach, FL Posts: 154	That sounds like worth a try, thanks!

09-13-2008, 09:45 AM	#10
Missiemiss Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 651	We had that problem too with our pack of Yorkies. It seems one would wake the other, etc. It took a week or so and they learned what the words "Night-night" meant. When we say it they know it's time to go to sleep. Mine still get up at 4:30 but that's when I get up as I am at work by 6:00 am so it's not a big deal but...if they wake at 2:00 am - it's still NIGHT-NIGHT TIME!!! __________________ Gracie Froto Blair and RIP Bear-Bear 12/31/08 & RIP Roscoe 06/12/08 Free Samples! All-Natural, High-quality Pet food for your Furbaby! http://www.trilogyonline.com/missiemiss

09-13-2008, 09:47 AM	#12
artie merlino YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC Posts: 697	Early Wake-up Call? One of my 3 Yorkie's eventually wakes me up @ 5:30-6:00 am. every morning since my BF gets up to go to work @ that time but they don't know the difference between a work day and a weekend. On occasion they will wake up @ 4:00 am. to go Pee, but when they are done I put them back into Bed, so it's obvious to them that we are NOT getting up to play or do anything else and if they do I tell them "Get back in Bed" that's the official command? But they pretty much do what ever I'm doing anyway.

09-13-2008, 10:03 AM	#14
J_is_my_initial YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Knoxville,Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Gypsy and Puff sleep in bed with us and when they decide to play, it is usually rough housing and chasing each other. I have to tell them to calm down and they usu will. Gypsy reminds us it is bedtime at 10 pm. They usu are pretty good about sleeping through the night though. __________________ PAWPRINTS AND DOG HAIR ENHANCE MY PERSONAL STYLE.