October 23, 2023
My puppy wakes up at 4 AM, how can I get him to sleep longer?
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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?

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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