October 23, 2023

My puppy wakes up at 4 AM, how can I get him to sleep longer?

Full Question:
How can I get my 11 week old pup to sleep longer. We take his water up an hour before bedtime and he still wakes up at 4AM?
Cindy
Cindy Cindy's Answer:
Some pups wake up in the night/early in the morning to use the bathroom. It's often a factor of physical maturity and the ability to hold their bladder all night. I have had 8 week old puppies that sleep for 8 hours or more from day one and others that still are getting up in the night at 7 months old. They're all different. There is no trick to getting them to sleep longer, it's just one of those variables in raising a puppy. Try removing water access earlier and see if that makes a difference.

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