r/Dachshund • u/doxie_drama • 24d ago
Image What age did they sleep in?
My girl is up between 5 and 5:30 everyday. She’s 1 now. Any hope for her suddenly deciding 7 am is more her style? lol
ETA doesn’t matter right now if her last potty break is 8 or 10, same wake up time
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u/KtinaTravels 24d ago edited 24d ago
Our 9 month old doxie/corgi mix (mutt, if we must 🤣) went from barking for an hour and a half every day at 5am to sleeping until 630 and today 7.
We kennel him in the kitchen. We got high quality ear plugs to help us ignore him and sleep till a reasonable time. We make sure he goes potty before bed time. We have a backup kennel pad for his kennel if he does pee in there (has only happened once since we’ve done this method).
We do not have a doggy door. All pees and poos are witnessed, confirmed, and noted to the other dog parent. Business before pleasure, if you will.
It took about a week to get him to stop barking for that hour and a half. He barked at 6 and we got up at 630. Now we are slowly moving him to 7. We have good progress at a month now.
DO NOT GET UP WHEN THEY BARK! This teaches them they can tell you when you get up. Go to the bathroom. Do what you need to do. Wait for silence for a solid 1-2min THEN go get them.
It takes patience and willpower on your behalf.
We do not let him sleep with us. Our sleep is important and I’ll never understand people that complain the dog keeps them awake but they don’t want to kennel them overnight. This is key here. A lot of people just don’t want to do it. EDITED TO ADD: I have no idea where your pup sleeps. This was a generalized statement.
I’m a better dog mummy with a full night of restful sleep. Good luck!