Kane is still in our room in his crate at night , and now that it is warm out (25-29 degrees celsius)Im wondering if hes too hot at night. We dont have a large room, no air conditioning, but two windows open for cross ventilation.usually, hes in his crate at about 10:30 and sleeps through till about 6:30 or when ever we get up. last night he started wimpering at about 2:00 A.M. After a while, I got uo, let him out thinking that perhaps with all the extra water hes drinking he had to pee.I then took the rug uot of his pen and replaced it with a moist towel. he went back ro sleep but was wimpering again at about 5:00 A.M. we ignored him and he went back to sleep.Should I move his crate to the basement where its quite a bit cooler? ( Kane is going to be 9 months old on the 27th of May.) or should I put a moist towel in again? Am I the only person who has their 9 month old dog in their room? remember this is my first PUPPY that I have raised, so all comments are welcome..BTW he was normal and happy all day, plaing ball playing in his kiddy pool .

I have a crate in my room with a 3 yr old in it, so no, your not the only one.....

You could try a fan placed so that it blows through the sides of the crate (not directly at the door) and not real close. 3' is a good distance.

And, if you are going to move the crate to the basement, I like to do it gradually, room by room, so that he gets used to being totally alone before being placed in the basement.

How hot is it there? Doesn't seem as it would be hot enough to warrant damp towels....yet...

25-29 C = 77-84 F. That doesn't seem hot enough to cause discomfort to the point of whimpering. I'm wondering if something else is wrong. When you let him out to pee, did he?

Although the temps are probably uncomfortable for him and I would use a fan set on low anyway.

Whe I let him out he ran around in his "pee area" for 5 seconds and yes he peed(believe me at 2 in the morning I wasnt going to stay out long.
I brought our fan up and used it on low and he was fine last night. I also went for a slow walk around our 4 acres of our yard with him stopping and walking (so he wouldnt get warm )just before we went to bed giving him lots of chances to pee.MUCH better. I know this weather doesnt seem warm to many where its warm alot of the year,but Kane is still shedding his winter coat that kept him warm in -40 (thats extreem) but for instance last week it was consistantly 8-10 degrees celsius , that is why I think he was feeling uncomfortable(unlike us humans who can shed all our layers he still has his parka on ...lol)

Oh, BTW ...thanks Carol, I dont really want to move him .Im glad to hear other people still have their dog in their room. As long as the fan works and hes comfortable we'll keep him in there.
We can also go to my daughter room down stairs and put his crate in there WITH us( when shes away at colledge) When shes home this summer,he would be in a small room beside her room ( if we move him)Hope by then he will get regulated, otherwise we will try the "moving the crate gradually"
thanks for your replys Carol,Sandy.

We've had a major heat wave here the past few days with no time to acclimate and I know my dog has really had a difficult time coping. Wiped out after 10 minutes of play, lethargic, restless at night...

A fan is a good idea and one I'll remember to use the next time the temperature spikes.