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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's ridiculous that your are letting a 5 month old puppy tell you when to get up. You have trained them that whining gets them out of the crate, so it will take a little time to fix the issue, but here is what I recommend...

Have the crate near your bed. When he whines, smack your hand on the top of the crate and say "hush." Repeat as needed for the next 5 minutes. After he has been quiet for a min or two, get up and let him out of the crate. Do this for several mornings. Then start expecting more time. If he whines, smack/hush and expect 5 min of silence before letting him out. Do this for several more mornings. Then push it to 10 min for the next week. See if he will respond to just saying hush instead of smacking the crate. Be prepared to go back a step if he is unsuccessful.

After a couple of weeks, expect that when he whines and you say hush, you can have 15 to 20 more min of silence. You will still be waking up and not getting sleep for a while. But, hopefully, after a month, he will start pateintly waiting for you to choose when to wake up.[/quote]

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