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[quote=Anonymous]Every dog is different.  I have a 9 week old yellow lab puppy that we got from a breeder.  My parents had her for weeks 6-8 and then brought us to her at 8 weeks.  There was one night when she woke up three times, a couple two times and a couple one time nights.  She's pretty laid back, does whine for attention but really doesn't bark or make noise otherwise.

Things that are making it easier IMO for us.  
1) I always wanted a dog and am perfectly fine being the one responsible for her.  Our boys (4 & 7) love her but I'm in charge.  D was on the fence but okay with getting her and is quickly falling head over heels for her
2) crate training 100%  she's in a crate in our bedroom for naps and nighttime now.  Once she's able to get through the night without potty, she'll move out of our room.
3) exercise pen - this has been a total lifesaver.  It gives her a safe place to hang out but not get into everything.  We have hardwood floors so it's easy to see if she pees and clean it up.  We actually have two pens because my home office is upstairs so there's one there and one in the family room.

I don't love the nipping puppy stage but we're working on it and it won't last forever.

Good luck.[/quote]

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