jasper as never been one to sleep, even from the day we brought him home, all day yesterday he just slept in intervals, no bouncing about, very well behaved , this morning he as only woke me at 6 45, normally 5 45, is this a sign he is settling down ??? hes not ill or dont appear to be,can any one give me an answer to this please ??
Re: turned into a different dog see if it lasts.....I hope so, 5.45 is the middle of the night as far as I'm concerned. I have a sleeper, he has never woken me up (not even on the first night here) and has always slept through. (I realise this is a rare and amazing thing). I have taken it as compensation for my second child, who NEVER slept and nearly drove me insane with tiredness.
Re: turned into a different dog lucky you hes neverslept after 6,but i am lucky he as always held him self in the night, please dont tell me i have another year of him running around the house
Re: turned into a different dog After my morning gots earlier and earlier, I made it a rule that before 6am, tough! We were still using the crate at that time though. Sometimes had to use a wee squirt of lemon juice as a deterrant (a "negative reinforcement"?? I know but it was a suggestion from our trainer, and it did work!). Nowadays though, before 6am its "back to bed" in my sternest sleepy voice. After 6am she can come up on the bed, and if she jumps right back off I know its because she really DOES need out. My little camel usually refuses to go out at bedtime : jac
Re: turned into a different dog oh not heard of the lemon juice....... lets hope i get another lie in tomorrow, fingers and toes crossed,
Re: turned into a different dog just an update, 5 20 this morning, am i feeding him his night feed to early, around 5 30, he just seems to be waking me up for a feed, any advice would be appreciated
Re: turned into a different dog people seem to feed at different times - a personal choice really. Digby was fed at 8 / 12 / 4 / 8 which then moved to 8 / 2 / 8 as he got a bit older. He always slept through fine. Maybe 5.30 is a bit early? You can always try giving him dinner a bit later for a few days and see if it helps. Its all trial and error.
Re: turned into a different dog thank you for reply, yes i was thinking may be later tonight, i fed him at 5 30, so next feed maybe around 1.00, then going to feed him his night feed at 7, see if that helps, i am worn out with the early mornings,
