My 14 month old lab wakes me up at 2 am most nights. I don't seem able to stop it - he comes up to me and tries to wake me up by nudging me and puts his teeth round my wrist until I get up and take him out into the garden. I've tried saying a firm no or turning away from him and ignoring him but he won't settle v until I take him out . He has 2-3 walks, up to an hour long, per day. He gets taken out before bed up the road. He's not hungry as he gets a handful of biscuits before bed. He's not in pain or stressed. He either sleeps on dog beds in the hall downstairs or our bedroom as he can get to us whenever he wants to. We don't have foxes near us and I'm not aware of any cats being around then I think it's a habit he's got into but apart from shutting him out of the bedroom which I don't want to do, I don't know how to get him out of this. Any ideas. anyone ps hubby thinks I‘m too soft with him - the dog. He sleeps right through it whilst I wake up easier pps I’ve started taking him down on his lead so he doesn’t get to wander around the garden or lie down on the grass and I’ve cut out the treats
Try just ignoring him. Don't look at him or respond in anyway, even if he cries. Soon he'll just quit the behavior because he's getting no response.
