How to get my puppy to sleep later? Will she outgrow early mornings?

You could try to add a sound machine to the room that she sleeps in and also black out curtains to help keep the room dark. But you should also know that sleeping in until 6:30am for a puppy is actually REALLY good. Most puppies like to wake up at 5-5:30am. Another thing would be trying to keep her up later at night in the hopes to help her sleep longer in the morning. Unfortunately this doesn't always works. I would agree with your mom that you want to let her out in the morning when she is quiet but if she has been quiet all night and it is daylight, then I believe it is okay to let her out whether she is crying or not. I hope this helps!

If you keep getting her out at that time she will get used to that. Ideally you should build her back up to the later time. make her stay there a little longer each day until 6-630. At 4 months old, it is not unreasonable to expect her to not go to the bathroom from 10-6. If you are consistent, she will begin to understand that routine and stay quiet.

I'm sorry to hear that you're having this problem with Sadie! Unfortunately, puppies are very similar to babies in this respect - they often wake up early. There is often no way around this other than waiting for her to get older. The good news is, most adult dogs are happy to sleep later and will eventually adjust to your daily schedule - so be patient with her for now :) One thing that you could try is crating her in your bedroom, beside your bed - I'm not sure where you have attempted to crate her before, so I apologize if you've already done this. This generally prevents excessive whining or barking in the crate, because you are right beside her - so she shouldn't be lonely or upset. But, being in the crate will prevent her from being able to wander around, chase the cat, or find other things to do when she wakes up - so this is a good way of teaching puppies to lay quietly until it's time to get up, even if she is already awake.

This is very normal as a seven week old puppy is still an infant, and just like human infants will wake and cry at night. Tiring her out right before bed with a long play session, and then getting up 1-2 times in the night for a potty break can help reduce her distress and help her sleep longer. As she gets older, she should sleep more through the night.

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! While it may seem too simple, the best way to resolve this issue is by ignoring her when she tries to play at those times. Eventually she will learn that it is not ok to do that and will stop waking up at that time to do it. Keep in mind though that she is a puppy and is behaving like a puppy would be expected to. This should help. Have a good day!

Puppies don;t always sleep as well as adults. You may try crating her over night. You can give her heavy exercise just before bed. You cannot encourage the behavior by playing with her in the middle of the night or stimulating her. Most puppies will outgrow this. I hope this helps.

4 am is way too early kiba! I can imagine your frustration. Is kiba needing to go outside to go potty? If he is make sure you are letting him out as late as possible the night prior and make sure he goes potty at that time. If he is asking for his breakfast that early than you could try feeding him a small meal before bed so he s not hungry so early. If it's just that he wants you to get up and play etc then exercising him more the evening before will help him sleep longer. Long evening walks, a hard play session right before bed etc. you could also try kennel training overnight to see if he sleeps better. hope this helps a little!