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taking a puppy out in the middle of the night?
We have a 10 week old minature schnauzer; when we first brought her home I was getting up in the middle of the night to take her out. Lately, she hasn't been waking up to go out. Should I be setting an alarm to take her out or only if she wakes up and needs to go?
Re: taking a puppy out in the middle of the night?
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
If she's not having accidents, def don't wake her up! If she's asleep she can't have accidents, right?
She will get into a routine, at least all mine always have, so if she doesn't need to go out in the middle of the don't start that habit! You'll regret it... it's bad enough when you get the chance to sleep in and the dog's routine is to go out at 6 AM or whenever you usually get up.
This reminded me! When Z stopped wanting/needing to get up as frequently, we moved her potty times gradually. We kept setting an alarm, but we set the first one later than we'd originally started (say we started setting it 3.5 hours at first, we moved it to 4-4.5 after a while). Eventually, pushing back that first alarm meant we could eliminate the second alarm because it coincided with getting up for work.
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
So true!
Lauren slept through the night from day one (at 10 weeks). Heidi- man, it's a good thing she's cute. She was less of wake up in the middle of the night and more of a super early riser (like 4-5am). She still wakes up really early every morning (now about 5:45am) and has to pee the second she wakes up, so ignoring her doesn't work so well. The other day I refused to get up with her at 4:30 am and she peed on a towel by the front door.
So I would not wake up puppy, but be really aware when he starts moving, in case pup is one of those can't wait one more second pups.
This - don't wake the puppy. If the puppy needs to go out, they'll let you know. Maybe use a baby monitor if you can't hear the puppy in your bedroom. As soon as morning comes though, rush that puppy out that door to let her do her thing and praise, praise, praise for good outside potty!
Certified Veterinary Technician / SAHM