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Post by greybeard on Sept 17, 2014 15:49:24 GMT -5
After more thinking Pam - what's your routine?Cos greys are used to a routine.I was only remembering cos our 2nd dog I rescued as a pup.I only worked part-time then -but Ben decided that despite all my pampering,he was OH's dog.He was used to his Dad working nights - sleep with me,be fed and walked etc,then if I was at work happily go and snooze with Chris.When I changed career he was used to strange hours but he hated when I was on nights too - despite sleeping happily with whichever son took his fancy.He could time things,once he realised on my 1st night off that I wasn't going anywhere he'd pin me to the settee and growl if I tried to move - bit awkward for drinks and toilet!And probabley explains Perry's early waking and singing at 1st - by that time nights were only cos they needed cover,but it took a while for him to get used to the fact that sometimes we weren't always around at silly o'clock cos we where on earlies.Cath
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Post by pgibb on Sept 18, 2014 0:54:21 GMT -5
My husband works monday to friday days + I work part time.
My daughter was going through a patch of not sleeping that well when we got Lily (great timing!) Sometimes when Lily woke at 5.30am ish a few mins later my daughter was awake so wasn't sure if Lily had heard my daughter stiring in the room nx door but even when my daughter didn't wake early she did so I'm not sure. If my daughter wakes early we send her back to bed, Lily seems used to this now as shes quite happy lying in her crate while this goes on. We're all up by 6.30am tho 7 days a week as that's the time my daughter normally wakes.x
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Post by alfiemoon on Sept 18, 2014 1:59:17 GMT -5
Since adopting Alfie nearly 2 years ago, I don't think I've ever had an undisturbed night coz of him. When he was in foster, he was allowed to sleep IN the bed.....not allowed here, and his bed is along side me on the floor. I'd say at least 3 times during he night, he wakes up, walks around the bed, shakes/scratches and I have to tell him to go to bed. OH sleeps right through it! By the third time, around 4.30am, I've given up and let him jump on the bed where he snuggles in and goes back to sleep.  Greta, who arrived 6 months ago, sleeps right through without ever waking me up....oh, to have Alfie do the same! |
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Post by sharonhigh45 on Sept 18, 2014 2:16:29 GMT -5
Moss who has been here nearly a year gets into bed every night with us naughty boy,and Skye the old staffieX likes to sleep in my daughter's bedroom on a bed under her table, in fact it is the cat that disturbs the peace at night going in and out at least twice in the night!
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Post by pgibb on Sept 19, 2014 1:02:56 GMT -5
I noticed last night Lily slept better + it was really warm all night so I do think now that one of the reasons she's a bit restless coz she's getting a bit cold,she was very underweight when she was rescued + has gained weight but still got more to put on so i guess that could make her feel the cold more too but its not cold enough for her fleece,I've not noticed anything thinner you can buy to use though is that right?x
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Post by kamkay on Sept 19, 2014 2:33:10 GMT -5
There are loads of alternatives-hand knitted jumpers, light kennel coats, pyjamas etc. Jet has a fleecy kennel coat for autumn and when it gets really cold he has a knitted jumper under it. When I was a child we had a whippet and no-one made dog coats etc so my mum used to knit jumpers for her-she was so ahead of everyone else! We were known in our small town as the family whose dog wore beautiful jumpers! I know some non sighthound owners think w are all mad, but our dogs have so little fat and fur to keep them warm. There are jumper knitters and PJ makers in this group.
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Post by LindsayA on Oct 2, 2014 7:32:22 GMT -5
I don't know why a behaviourist would say that you shouldn't let a dog wander at night?? I would think for the first maybe 6 months, the main priority would be letting the dog adjust and find out what they like / you all get used to each other? Maybe I've missed the point.
Personally we leave it up to Ted where he sleeps. Since moving, most nights he falls asleep on the sofa, and then can't be bothered to come to bed with us at 12, but often he'll patter in about 2/3am and when we wake up he's snuggled on top of the duvet like a little cat.
Also, I like to know that he can get up and get a drink in the night if he wants. When we got him he was far too anxious and disrupted to sleep by himself, and confining him only makes his anxiety worse (we found this when we left him alone during the day). One good thing we found with leaving the doors open at night; dogs will not generally wee / poo or vomit where they sleep, so if he had an accident it was always in the hall or the living room and not on the bed lol.
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