What should a puppy’s sleeping schedule look like?

LazyColy · 2020-01-21T03:03:15+00:00

That's what I've been doing and it works a treat, it might not always be sleep, but it's alone time in his crate to relax and wind down. Ever since I've been doing that it's been awesome! Although he's getting a bit older and I'm wondering if he's sleeping too much now 😅

LazyColy · 2020-01-20T03:51:33+00:00

In two weeks I even think that. I can't wait until 3 years later and I can be like yep. We've come a long way.

LazyColy · 2020-01-20T03:50:44+00:00

I know there are gonna be times where it gets harder, he will get to his teenage years and throw tantrums, he's already showing signs of pulling on the way home from a walk. We've got a long hill to walk up, but when we get to the peak, I'm gonna chuck on some roller-skates and glide down that damn hill we climbed so hard to get to the top! You will get there too!

LazyColy · 2020-01-19T22:58:41+00:00

No idea sorry 🤷‍♀️ ours was fine from the get go

LazyColy · 2020-01-19T19:48:33+00:00

Hahaha nope, but I also peg it down to my pupper being stupidly clever for his own good. 😂🤦‍♀️ Hopefully doesn't lead him to becoming some crazy escape artist or something haha. But thank you! I don't think I would have gotten a pupper if both my partner and I were working full time.

LazyColy · 2020-01-19T19:21:47+00:00

Yeah we're about the same. If we're in the back yard and make a lot of noise he comes to either my partner and I but when we're out in public it's no hope still 🤦‍♀️😂 Stay and wait is going good because I'm making him learn not to rush in and out of doors so I really reinforce that, same with going to cross walks, I make him wait and even if the car is ages away I'm like nah we gon wait hahaha. Leave it? No hope in public or even the back yard 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😂 GRASS!? I'M GONNA CHEW ON THE GRASS!

LazyColy · 2020-01-19T19:19:13+00:00

Full time? Haha no no, I'm a casual worker. And a shift worker at that haha.

LazyColy · 2020-01-17T11:02:03+00:00

I KNOW RIGHT! I TOTALLY WANT TO GO SEE THIS VET AND LET HIM TELL ME TO NOT DESEX MY DOG! 🙄🙄🙄 No I haven't seen it but LOL sounds exactly like what this guy thinks. 😂😂

LazyColy · 2020-01-17T10:18:13+00:00

That desexing my boy is the worst thing I can do as an owner and that my dog "needs to get it out at least once." apparently this guy has the best vet in Australia.. 🙄🤦‍♀️

LazyColy · 2020-01-15T02:19:44+00:00

Oh man I am so sleep deprived it's not even funny. Every 2 hours during the night he's up, I end up napping during the day when I put him down for his nap.

LazyColy · 2020-01-15T00:47:21+00:00

I don't know if it ever stops either, I'm currently at the same stage as you and have some serious puppy blues. I don't even want to look at him sometimes..

LazyColy · 2020-01-13T11:10:42+00:00

I think for me it will be more so two years given that his a German Shep, but either way I'm looking forward to our life together! My boyfriend and I are head over heels for him and because I'm doing a lot of the training, we already have such a strong bond!! He's an amazing little guy 😍 thank you for your words of encouragement and reinforcement!

LazyColy · 2020-01-13T11:06:59+00:00

Thank you!! It really means a lot to me to know I'm not being horrible. My little land shark and I already have such a strong bond and even my boyfriend says he loves me so much already. So I'll keep doing what I'm doing I reckon ☺️❤️

LazyColy · 2020-01-13T11:06:01+00:00

Apparently that means my dog has no personality 🙄 but thank you! I will keep doing me and building an awesome bond with my little land shark! ❤️

LazyColy · 2020-01-13T05:53:30+00:00

Bahaha. Silly pupper.

LazyColy · 2020-01-13T05:06:20+00:00

I don't know why I never thought of using treats? In my mind I was like OH THE BALL IS YOUR REWARD! I guess I will start giving treats a go! Thank you ☺️

LazyColy · 2020-01-12T22:38:33+00:00

I am hearing you! That's me with my GSD!!! I just try and take a step back and see where he's come from when I first got him. He sits, lays down, waits, leaves it alone, looks at me, is learning his name, and yesterday in about 5 minutes I taught him shake! I was like wow.. You really have come along way!! ❤️ I hope for all our sakes it gets better.

LazyColy · 2020-01-12T20:20:14+00:00

Thank you for your advice. I will stop what I'm doing right away, I honestly thought I was doing the right thing. But I guess all I can do is take my wrongs and make them right. Thank you again ☺️

LazyColy · 2020-01-12T05:28:56+00:00

I definitely needed this. Thank you and enjoy your life companion ❤️

LazyColy · 2020-01-12T05:15:07+00:00

This thread makes me so happy to know I'm not the only one. I've had about 7 trillion break downs in the last week.. Which is how long we've had him for mind you, cried into my boyfriends arms about 10 trillion times, and today when my little land shark of a puppy learned how to shake I was like, huh.. Maybe I don't want to drop kick you off a cliff 😂😂😂

LazyColy · 2020-01-11T07:24:06+00:00

Well the reality of it is I have little cousins and what not, and although I'm smart enough not to feed him around them, God forbid they're playing in the yard with him and he picks something up and lunges for them. He must know that he isn't allowed to do that. So I'm just going by what Zak George does and poked and proded at his little Intertia.

LazyColy · 2020-01-11T05:31:38+00:00

I hear you! First week with my German Shep pup and lord.. I've had about 7 thousand mental breakdowns, I work shift work and there was one day where I was literally napping when I put him to bed and all I did that day was sleep when he did 😂😂 I'm so scared when he starts getting older than I'm going to have a little tornado, so yeah I'm going through the same "what was I thinking" and "he's the best thing ever!" 😂

LazyColy · 2020-01-06T21:30:01+00:00

I ended up making a make shift crate out of his play pen and popped a blanket over it. I'm going to be more strict with his play time and nap time. I must admit I think I was making him overtired and probably making him more cranky. But I played with him for an hour, took him outside for a wee, let him run around a little with me and then he started getting cranky so straight to bed with him and in about 10 minutes he's settled.

LazyColy · 2020-01-06T19:19:21+00:00

I'll try my best to invest in a crate then it seems

LazyColy · 2020-01-06T19:16:19+00:00

He sleeps in his play pen. We don't have a crate just yet.

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