Where does your puppy sleep?

[Eileen Ross and Cody]

Right now Cody sleeps in the Garage, He does seem to like it there. We have tried everyplace in the house, his crate (in our bedroom but was too restless ) and in the family room. He gets up around 5Am. I take him out to pee and poop (which he does on command all the time) Then he wants breakfast. If we ignore his barking, I am afraid the neighbors would complain. Any suggestions
on getting him to sleep later? I know this is silly.

[Lucy's Mom from GA]

I am a new doodle owner but from previous puppy experience they want to hear you and be near you. The first couple of nights we had the crate in our bedroom and then moved it. We have only had our new doodle a couple of weeks this Sat and she is already sleeping through the night until around 6:30 or 7. At first she was getting up around 1:30 and sometimes around 3:30 not in the same night. I found it easier if we keep feeding her at regular times each day instead of free feeding her and trying to keep her up until around 10:00 to 11:00 at night. If I am awake around midnight I will then take her out for the last time and put to night night. We keep her crate in our bathroom (It has a large Closet with sliding doors) and we keep them open at night and a nightlight but she still can hear us with the tv on or talking at night or early in the morning. This weekend I actually got up and took her outside to do her business and then retucked her in for night night and she slept til 7:30 to 8:00. We got a little extra sleep. I think your little Cody is lonely if she is barking. We have never heard a whimper from Lucy. Just make sure he gets lots of exercise and play time to tire him out if he is restless. Good Luck. It's all about trial and error.

[fergie11]

I'm easy - after the 5am pee/poo, take him to back to bed with you - he'll love it and so will you.

[Eileen Ross and Cody]

I really wasn't clear. Cody is now 7 months old. He goes out to pee and poop before (12-1 am) he gets put into garage.
Even in the crate in our room he would get up (at 4 am). I can't have him sleep in our bed. My husband loves him but not that much

[Debbie and Thomas]

Ours is 5 months old, and he sleeps in the laundry room which is on the main floor. He actually prefers to be there. We have let him sleep in our room only twice-he gets off the bed after 1/2 hour or so and goes into his room. He sleeps there until we get up-no barking, but if he were out in our garage, I think he would bark too.(not possible here in Toronto-way to cold) A seven month old would probably adapt well to a new "bedroom" if the garage thing is not working out. Maybe you could try making a cozy place for him inside for a few nights and see how it goes. Their barks are loud, arn't they? Our doesn't bark much, but when he does I can't believe the noise. It really startles me. Great alarm system I guess. I sure wouldn/t want to break into a house with a bark like that on the other side of the door. Even though, mine would probably lick the burglar to death.

[Adina P]

My puppy slept in a crate next to my bed for his first several months. He then graduated to the living room where he slept in a crate until he turned about two years old. I'm pretty sure, that if you ignored him when he woke up at four or 5 AM that he would soon stop waking up at that time. However, it's hard to do if he's being very very loud.

[Kyoko]

I am a new doodle owner as well. But I keep her crate in my bedroom for easy access for me and for her comfort. She is now 91/2 weeks old and sleeps through the night at least til 5am or so. I take her outside for pee, keep the lights out, back into the crate for another hour or so... She whimpers a little but goes back to sleep. When it's time for me to get up ( 6:30 am or so), we go back out for pee & poo, come back and get fed, and go back out again.
I think because I am going back to bed after the first morning out for pee and she can see it since her crate is in my room, she is getting the message that it's not time for action yet?

[Tamara & Giada]

I notice you live in CA, so the garage should be fine. I never had mine in the BR either........too noisey!! I agree that it will come with time. At that age our puppy got up earlier too, but now sleeps as late as we need. Have you ever tried a shake can whe he barks?

[nonnie browne]

I agree that he is lonely. I have a fourteen week old doodle. His crate is right across the room from our bed so he can see and hear everything. He (and I) go to bed early, by 930 or 10am and he sleeps until 6 am. I just bought him a bigger crate because potty training is now nailed, and this way when he flops around a lot, it doesnt bother anyone and he has room for a small pillow as they like to flop over something on their neck sometimes. Try bringing your boy back in near you and take his collar off at night if that is what is noisy. Also, if he has had plenty of exercise during the day he should be quiet all night. On the weekends I do what Fergie said below, take him out and bring him back in bed with us. He is the first dog to be invited in my bed in ten years becuase of the no shedding. He always hunkers down and goes back to sleep for at least another hour. Good Luck.

[Leslie, Dexter & Kirby]

When Dexter was a puppy (under 6 months old), he slept in the kitchen. At that time, our kitchen was puppy proofed and that is where he stayed when we were at work (so it was kinda like a crate to him). We were pretty lucky in that he seemed happy and content there. He typically would sleep until 6-7 am. After he was potty trained we started letting him sleep on the floor of our bedroom. Eventually that turned into him sleeping at the foot of our bed. Now both doodles are in our bedroom (Kirby on his dog bed and Dex at the foot of our bed).

We still wrestle w/getting them (specifically Dexter) to sleep later. What works best for us is giving them a small snack just before bed and a last time out for potty just before bed. Normally we can get them to stay quiet until 7:30-8 on weekends.

If they insist on getting up earlier, we'll just take them out, feed them and then go back to bed. After food and potty they are more than happy to sleep late.

[2m42srv7vi6sq]

Let him sleep in your room. He will sleep until you get uyp.