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[quote=Anonymous]We are week 4-5 with our German shepherd. The night waking was short lived...by 10 weeks we got up just once overnight and now (14 weeks) she has gone all night (7.5 hrs) for around a week now.

as someone else mentioned, the puppy nipping/bitting/chewing issues are totally normally but a lot of work

It pretty much reminds me of having a toddler except we can leave her home in her crate for up to 2-3 hours if needed...have to watch the puppy at all times when awake and out of her crate, gets into things, needs constant redirection/training/rewards  etc. When she is out of her crate she is our main focus of attention (she goes in the crate for around 2hrs both AM and afternoon, and for awhile over the dinner hour plus overnight 10:30-6 or so)

I find it harder than I expected it to be, but after a month we are settling into a routine a bit which helps a lot. DH helps a lot (we take turns watching her when she is out of her crate). Our kids are 10 & 12 and also help- they can take her out for a potty break, watch/entertain her in the next room while I do something etc. It is a team effort and not something I’d want to do at this stage if DH wasn’t fully onboard and helpful (or if I had very young kids...toddlers etc) [/quote]

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