The pup is great. We did a no-no and sometimes let him sleep on our bed in
the morning. Who can resist the face? We also let him sleep on the couch at
night before I go to bed. He usually is asleep and out for the night around
8 or 9 pm. I wake him around 11 or 12 at night and let him out before I go
to bed. He can hold it for 6-7 hours ( and should be able to, he has
actually held it longer sleeping ). The thing is sometimes he gets up around
4 or 5 am and I let him out. He pees and sometimes poops. Then he runs in
the house straight to the couch and does not want to go back in the crate.
Sometimes he will cry for a few minutes, sometimes he will go right back in.
We think he gets up just cause he wants to be with us and he could really
hold it a couple more hours. Would it be wrong to make him hold it or
should I keep taking him out? I would like to get him on a schedule where he
sleeps right through. Thanks a lot.

The thing is sometimes he gets up around
4 or 5 am and I let him out. He pees and sometimes poops. Then he runs in
the house straight to the couch and does not want to go back in the crate.
Sometimes he will cry for a few minutes, sometimes he will go right back
in.
We think he gets up just cause he wants to be with us and he could really
hold it a couple more hours. Would it be wrong to make him hold it or
should I keep taking him out?

I'd take him out (on a leash) and take him directly back to his crate. I
almost always give my 4 month old Labrador a treat for going in his crate.
HOWEVER I always go and get it once I've locked him up, so it's not a bribe,
but a reward.

He probably does have to go if he's sometimes pooping too, my puppy gives
you about 2 minutes of warning if he needs to poop, if you don't get him out
in time, he'll go where he stands.

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The thing is sometimes he gets up around
4 or 5 am and I let him out. He pees and sometimes poops. Then he runs in
the house straight to the couch and does not want to go back in the crate.
Sometimes he will cry for a few minutes, sometimes he will go right back
in.
We think he gets up just cause he wants to be with us and he could really
hold it a couple more hours. Would it be wrong to make him hold it or
should I keep taking him out?

I'd take him out (on a leash) and take him directly back to his crate. I
almost always give my 4 month old Labrador a treat for going in his crate.
HOWEVER I always go and get it once I've locked him up, so it's not a bribe,
but a reward.

He probably does have to go if he's sometimes pooping too, my puppy gives
you about 2 minutes of warning if he needs to poop, if you don't get him out
in time, he'll go where he stands.

--
Emily Carroll
Dealing 80s Toys - Rainbow Brite - My Little Pony - More
Fluttervale Labradors: www.geocities.com/diamonds_in_her_eyes/dogs/
CPG: www.geocities.com/cyberpetgame/
4-H Club: www.geocities.com/woofsandwiggles/



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The thing is sometimes he gets up around
4 or 5 am and I let him out. He pees and sometimes poops. Then he runs in
the house straight to the couch and does not want to go back in the crate.
Sometimes he will cry for a few minutes, sometimes he will go right back
in.
We think he gets up just cause he wants to be with us and he could really
hold it a couple more hours. Would it be wrong to make him hold it or
should I keep taking him out?

I'd take him out (on a leash) and take him directly back to his crate. I
almost always give my 4 month old Labrador a treat for going in his crate.
HOWEVER I always go and get it once I've locked him up, so it's not a bribe,
but a reward.

He probably does have to go if he's sometimes pooping too, my puppy gives
you about 2 minutes of warning if he needs to poop, if you don't get him out
in time, he'll go where he stands.

--
Emily Carroll
Dealing 80s Toys - Rainbow Brite - My Little Pony - More
Fluttervale Labradors: www.geocities.com/diamonds_in_her_eyes/dogs/
CPG: www.geocities.com/cyberpetgame/
4-H Club: www.geocities.com/woofsandwiggles/



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You should NOT restrict water. Dogs don't drink for the fun of it, they drink
because they NEED the water. Their kidneys need the water and you could be doing
serious long term damage by doing that.
You have to judge whether your pup really needs to go out at night or not. If he
is doing his business when you take him out them if it was me I assume he had to
go. If you don't want him on the couch then put him right back in the crate. I
don't use a crate and my labs sleep on the bed with us but thats my choice.
Then again when mine were pups as long as they were with me I knew exactly when
they needed to go out and could put them out. They were all sleeping through
the night by about 10 or 11 weeks. But every pup is different, so don't rush it.

Bre

"ke.ver" wrote:

hi, i had the same problem , the thing is u have to be consistent meaning no
water after 1900 h. and no on the bed during the night hours.- with me in
the beginning my wife said leave a little light on so the dog is not all in
the dark -- proved wrong , the dog has to know it's night and time to
sleep, when he was a little sick we took her into bed -- wrong , she wanted
the next days into bed too so whining and yelping was the result, in the
beginning the dog was waking us after 4 - 5 hours so we continuing let her
whine everyday a little longer ( we were up anyway ) before we let her out
and now she's used to sleeping 7 hours straight , the dog is now 13 weeks -
hope this helps for u !

You should NOT restrict water. Dogs don't drink for the fun of it, they drink
because they NEED the water. Their kidneys need the water and you could be doing
serious long term damage by doing that.
You have to judge whether your pup really needs to go out at night or not. If he
is doing his business when you take him out them if it was me I assume he had to
go. If you don't want him on the couch then put him right back in the crate. I
don't use a crate and my labs sleep on the bed with us but thats my choice.
Then again when mine were pups as long as they were with me I knew exactly when
they needed to go out and could put them out. They were all sleeping through
the night by about 10 or 11 weeks. But every pup is different, so don't rush it.

Bre

"ke.ver" wrote:

hi, i had the same problem , the thing is u have to be consistent meaning no
water after 1900 h. and no on the bed during the night hours.- with me in
the beginning my wife said leave a little light on so the dog is not all in
the dark -- proved wrong , the dog has to know it's night and time to
sleep, when he was a little sick we took her into bed -- wrong , she wanted
the next days into bed too so whining and yelping was the result, in the
beginning the dog was waking us after 4 - 5 hours so we continuing let her
whine everyday a little longer ( we were up anyway ) before we let her out
and now she's used to sleeping 7 hours straight , the dog is now 13 weeks -
hope this helps for u !

You should NOT restrict water. Dogs don't drink for the fun of it, they drink
because they NEED the water. Their kidneys need the water and you could be doing
serious long term damage by doing that.
You have to judge whether your pup really needs to go out at night or not. If he
is doing his business when you take him out them if it was me I assume he had to
go. If you don't want him on the couch then put him right back in the crate. I
don't use a crate and my labs sleep on the bed with us but thats my choice.
Then again when mine were pups as long as they were with me I knew exactly when
they needed to go out and could put them out. They were all sleeping through
the night by about 10 or 11 weeks. But every pup is different, so don't rush it.

Bre

"ke.ver" wrote:

hi, i had the same problem , the thing is u have to be consistent meaning no
water after 1900 h. and no on the bed during the night hours.- with me in
the beginning my wife said leave a little light on so the dog is not all in
the dark -- proved wrong , the dog has to know it's night and time to
sleep, when he was a little sick we took her into bed -- wrong , she wanted
the next days into bed too so whining and yelping was the result, in the
beginning the dog was waking us after 4 - 5 hours so we continuing let her
whine everyday a little longer ( we were up anyway ) before we let her out
and now she's used to sleeping 7 hours straight , the dog is now 13 weeks -
hope this helps for u !

I will allow him on the bed and furniture regularly when he is an adult. I
just don't want him out of the crate at night in case we don't hear him get
up. Then he might have an accident.

"Bre" wrote in message
...
You should NOT restrict water. Dogs don't drink for the fun of it, they
drink
because they NEED the water. Their kidneys need the water and you could be
doing
serious long term damage by doing that.
You have to judge whether your pup really needs to go out at night or not.
If he
is doing his business when you take him out them if it was me I assume he
had to
go. If you don't want him on the couch then put him right back in the
crate. I
don't use a crate and my labs sleep on the bed with us but thats my
choice.
Then again when mine were pups as long as they were with me I knew exactly
when
they needed to go out and could put them out. They were all sleeping
through
the night by about 10 or 11 weeks. But every pup is different, so don't
rush it.

Bre

"ke.ver" wrote:

hi, i had the same problem , the thing is u have to be consistent
meaning no
water after 1900 h. and no on the bed during the night hours.- with me
in
the beginning my wife said leave a little light on so the dog is not all
in
the dark -- proved wrong , the dog has to know it's night and time to
sleep, when he was a little sick we took her into bed -- wrong , she
wanted
the next days into bed too so whining and yelping was the result, in the
beginning the dog was waking us after 4 - 5 hours so we continuing let
her
whine everyday a little longer ( we were up anyway ) before we let her
out
and now she's used to sleeping 7 hours straight , the dog is now 13
weeks -
hope this helps for u !

I will allow him on the bed and furniture regularly when he is an adult. I
just don't want him out of the crate at night in case we don't hear him get
up. Then he might have an accident.

"Bre" wrote in message
...
You should NOT restrict water. Dogs don't drink for the fun of it, they
drink
because they NEED the water. Their kidneys need the water and you could be
doing
serious long term damage by doing that.
You have to judge whether your pup really needs to go out at night or not.
If he
is doing his business when you take him out them if it was me I assume he
had to
go. If you don't want him on the couch then put him right back in the
crate. I
don't use a crate and my labs sleep on the bed with us but thats my
choice.
Then again when mine were pups as long as they were with me I knew exactly
when
they needed to go out and could put them out. They were all sleeping
through
the night by about 10 or 11 weeks. But every pup is different, so don't
rush it.

Bre

"ke.ver" wrote:

hi, i had the same problem , the thing is u have to be consistent
meaning no
water after 1900 h. and no on the bed during the night hours.- with me
in
the beginning my wife said leave a little light on so the dog is not all
in
the dark -- proved wrong , the dog has to know it's night and time to
sleep, when he was a little sick we took her into bed -- wrong , she
wanted
the next days into bed too so whining and yelping was the result, in the
beginning the dog was waking us after 4 - 5 hours so we continuing let
her
whine everyday a little longer ( we were up anyway ) before we let her
out
and now she's used to sleeping 7 hours straight , the dog is now 13
weeks -
hope this helps for u !

I will allow him on the bed and furniture regularly when he is an adult. I
just don't want him out of the crate at night in case we don't hear him get
up. Then he might have an accident.

"Bre" wrote in message
...
You should NOT restrict water. Dogs don't drink for the fun of it, they
drink
because they NEED the water. Their kidneys need the water and you could be
doing
serious long term damage by doing that.
You have to judge whether your pup really needs to go out at night or not.
If he
is doing his business when you take him out them if it was me I assume he
had to
go. If you don't want him on the couch then put him right back in the
crate. I
don't use a crate and my labs sleep on the bed with us but thats my
choice.
Then again when mine were pups as long as they were with me I knew exactly
when
they needed to go out and could put them out. They were all sleeping
through
the night by about 10 or 11 weeks. But every pup is different, so don't
rush it.

Bre

"ke.ver" wrote:

hi, i had the same problem , the thing is u have to be consistent
meaning no
water after 1900 h. and no on the bed during the night hours.- with me
in
the beginning my wife said leave a little light on so the dog is not all
in
the dark -- proved wrong , the dog has to know it's night and time to
sleep, when he was a little sick we took her into bed -- wrong , she
wanted
the next days into bed too so whining and yelping was the result, in the
beginning the dog was waking us after 4 - 5 hours so we continuing let
her
whine everyday a little longer ( we were up anyway ) before we let her
out
and now she's used to sleeping 7 hours straight , the dog is now 13
weeks -
hope this helps for u !