Anonymous
03/27/2017 23:40
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
Yup- the rule of thumb is one hour for every month old. Until you get to 8. That should be the upper limit.
Be thankful that your pup is letting you know they have to go! Way to go with housetraining!
It gets easier
Be thankful that your pup is letting you know they have to go! Way to go with housetraining!
It gets easier
Anonymous
03/26/2017 21:39
Subject: Re:Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
Smaller the dog, smaller the bladder. Not all are equal.
Follow his needs for now for another month or two.
Dogs usually can make one hour per month of life..
so if she is 5 mo, then this makes 5 hours more less..
up untill a year.. then you can expect around 12 hours from big breed.
It is usually until some 8 or 9 months that they
need to go more often and around a year you can
take charge and dicate your timing and they will nicely
adjust.
Follow his needs for now for another month or two.
Dogs usually can make one hour per month of life..
so if she is 5 mo, then this makes 5 hours more less..
up untill a year.. then you can expect around 12 hours from big breed.
It is usually until some 8 or 9 months that they
need to go more often and around a year you can
take charge and dicate your timing and they will nicely
adjust.
Anonymous
03/17/2017 14:04
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
As suggested, I would cut off her water at a certain time (maybe 8 pm) and if it doesn't pass, I would have your vet check for a possible UTI.
Anonymous
03/17/2017 13:46
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
This will pass OP. My puppy was driving me crazy with this type of thing early on. He is a year now and goes out for the last time around 8-8:30, then typically around 7 am! It's a pretty amazing transformation (and he's a small dog too).
Anonymous
03/13/2017 13:07
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
Does your pup has enough exercise? my 5 month old GR sleeps like a baby 10 pm - 7 am if he had good long walks during the day, and good play/running around time - fetch, cath me if you can, or even hide & seek with kids around the house (everybody's favorite game).
If for some reason dog has plenty of energy at the end of the day - he wakes up several times a night in ungodly hours - 2 am, than 5 am, or cry in the middle of the night for attention (he's crated in guest room overnight).
just my $0.02
If for some reason dog has plenty of energy at the end of the day - he wakes up several times a night in ungodly hours - 2 am, than 5 am, or cry in the middle of the night for attention (he's crated in guest room overnight).
just my $0.02
Anonymous
03/13/2017 08:57
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
What kind of dog? Our black lab could do 10pm - 7/8am easily by about 6 months.
Anonymous
03/08/2017 12:30
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
You take her out at 10pm, but when's the last time she had real exercise? My neighborhood makes a 1 mile loop, so I walk the mile at 8:30 every night, potty again at 10pm, then she'll sleep until about 6am.
Also, keep in mind that it's an hour per month for their bladders. So, really, you've got it pretty good that she's making it to 4am.
Also, keep in mind that it's an hour per month for their bladders. So, really, you've got it pretty good that she's making it to 4am.
Anonymous
03/08/2017 12:01
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
My 13 yr old dog wakes me up at 4/4:30 every morning, so maybe. After about a year, they start sleeping a little later. At least she's waking you up and not having an accident in the house. That's a good dog.
Anonymous
03/08/2017 11:05
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
Our puppies always did the for the first year. After that they started to sleep in a little longer.
Our 2 year old pup rarely sleeps past 6am.
Our 2 year old pup rarely sleeps past 6am.
Anonymous
03/08/2017 10:58
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
Anonymous wrote:Our puppy is about 5 months old weighs 35lbs. We take her out before we go to bed at 10pm. She sleeps until 4am whines, we take her out and she will either pee or do both #1 and 2. We've tried taking her out at 12:30am but will still get up at 4am. After 4 am she gets up at 6am to start her day.
Should I be weaning her from this 4am potty break or will she eventually grow out of it?
Also, at what point can you take your dog out at 9pm and be good all night til morning? 10pm is kind of late for us....
She'll probably grow out of it, but can consider taking away water bowl earlier in evening.
Anonymous
03/08/2017 09:10
Subject: Puppy still gets up at 4am to go out for bathroom....tips please
Our puppy is about 5 months old weighs 35lbs. We take her out before we go to bed at 10pm. She sleeps until 4am whines, we take her out and she will either pee or do both #1 and 2. We've tried taking her out at 12:30am but will still get up at 4am. After 4 am she gets up at 6am to start her day.
Should I be weaning her from this 4am potty break or will she eventually grow out of it?
Also, at what point can you take your dog out at 9pm and be good all night til morning? 10pm is kind of late for us....
Should I be weaning her from this 4am potty break or will she eventually grow out of it?
Also, at what point can you take your dog out at 9pm and be good all night til morning? 10pm is kind of late for us....