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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doodle puppy is 6 months old. And we have two big issues I desperately need help with or I don’t know how we’ll survive.

1. Dog barks constantly when we leave him on our main level and go upstairs (we have a gate at the bottom of the stairs, or sometimes we leave him in his play pen though lately he’s learned to escape). We need to go upstairs without him every evening when we put our 3 kids to bed. He cannot follow us around or the kids get worked up and won’t go to sleep themselves. But he barks and barks. The only solution we’ve found is putting him in the backyard during bedtime so his barking is quieter, but I’m obviously being a terrible neighbor by doing that.

2. Dog goes to sleep in his crate in the family room at 11 pm. He wakes around 4 am and barks until we come down at 6. It’s terrible. We’re not sleeping. DH and I are fighting. My kids are exhausted. Everyone says “just have him in your room” but we ALSO have a 3 year old who comes into our room at night and I’m worried about the 3 year old making the dog bark, or being too playful at night, etc. Al see I long term I know I’ll feel less resentful and of the dog if he sleeps downstairs.

What do I do???? I asked the vet and she didn’t seem to care. I feel like my mental health is at stake. This dog cannot keep barking at 4 am (and being a pain during bedtime).

PLEASE help! [/quote]

I say this kindly, but I don't think you have a dog problem, you have a kid problem.  Why are your kids getting worked up just by having the dog on the second floor?  And why is your 3 year old coming into your bedroom at night, and even if he is, why does he think it's ok to be play with the dog at that time?  The dog is going to be in your house for many years, your kids need to be taught to interact with it normally.  I would try a crate on the second floor landing.  Dogs are part of the pack and like to be with the family.  Also, the dog may need more exercise.  Tired dog = happy dog.[/quote]

Oh, come ON. Three-year-old humans are just contrary; you can be as consistent as you want (and I am all for consistency), but they will still come up with new, annoying behavior all the time. Then they'll settle down and turn into humans, but OP can't wait that long.

I do agree that more exercise (and more mental stimulation) would go a long way towards wearing the dog out. And while my dogs are not Everydog, I think a six-month-old doodle is plenty old enough to be sleeping through the night -- take away the water four hours before bedtime so it doesn't need to pee in the middle of the night. Make sure to provide plenty of water during the other 12 hours of the day. Your dog will be fine. [/quote]

Which is why it’s stupid to get a puppy when you have a three year and have a low tolerance for noise/sleep disruption. [/quote]

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