Up too early in am!

    • Bronze

    Up too early in am!

    Our Havanese "rescue" dog, Barney, doesn't seem to want to stay in his crate past 5-5:30 a.m.  He is 19 months old and we are inexperienced in small dogs (having had goldens for the past 20 years)...and we don't have a clue (except for ignoring his barks which wakes us up and we can't go back to sleep) as to what to do to help make his "nighttime" a bit longer...any thoughts or solutions?  He has been with us for only 3 weeks and has improved his "going out to potty" skills significantly and he also sleeps in our laundry room in his crate (which is where our goldens always slept in their crates).  We will be traveling with him soon on a 3 day car trip and would like to get his schedule modified before the end of Jan!
     
    Thanks, in advance, for your input.
     
    Marge
     
    p.s. I want to include a picture, but even with great instructions from rwbeagles, Barney's picture is "too big" and I don't know how to make it smaller!  Sorry!
    • Gold Top Dog
    How many hours is he in his crate before the 5:30 am wake up?
    I would put his crate in my room w/ me. Your situation is still new to him, so give him time. But if you can get him on your schedule that would be good. As long as he's not in there too long before you wake up, I think he will get used to it if he's in your room.
    • Bronze
    We put him in his crate between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m.  He is a VERY mellow fella, and dozes away in our laps or on the couch for most of the evening...his final potty outing is right before he goes into his crate!
    • Gold Top Dog
    Tiny dogs have tiny bladders.  He could have to go potty.  So, take him out, let him go, but then put him right back in the crate and *ignore* any protests he makes.  He will eventually learn that going out at 5 doesn't mean you get to stay up and have fun. [;)]

    • Gold Top Dog
    Yep see that's why you get the ""Big Bucks" Anne. lol
    I missed the let him go out quietly, and put him back until you are ready to get up thing I had that w/ Brando when I first got him.