He's a 9wk old papillion/chihauha. He came home and laid on the couch and slept, He got up for about 25-30mins to explore/eat/bathroom and played a little but just went back to sleep. He keeps waking up about every 30mins to just move or stretch and goes back to sleep! Is this normal? I have never had a puppy sleep so much!
2007-02-17 11:55:00 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yeah, he's just getting used to his surroundings. It sounds like he's doing fine. Congrats on your new pet.
2007-02-17 11:59:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you just brought him home today, then yes, I would say it is normal. Puppies sleep a lot anyways. But your puppy went through a lot, just coming to a new home. He is probably a little bit stressed from the move, and it probably tired him out. Don't worry about it. Just give him some time to get more used to the new home.
2007-02-17 19:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by Stark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfectly normal - young puppies sleep a good deal of the time, get up and play hard, eat and sleep again.
2007-02-17 19:57:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My breeder gave us a "what to expect" sheet when we got our pupppy. She said it was normal for a new puppy to sleep from 18 to 20 hours a day. What you describe sounds perfectly normal to me. The trip home will wear a puppy out.
2007-02-17 20:21:28 · answer #4 · answered by Sherman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds pretty normal, when we got our lab puppy she slept alot too. She would play eat then sleep. Just like regular babies.
2007-02-17 20:01:35 · answer #5 · answered by luvmylab 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep young puppies sleep a good deal. especially if he had just had a very long ride or worked up earlier that day. dont worry. if this keeps up though you may want to call your vet. but pretty much i thinkit is just from stress being in a new "habitat" and what not.
2007-02-17 20:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by pinkpanther_2006 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What an adorable mixture. I would love to see him.......
YES, puppies sleep all the time. When he wakes get him to wherever he is going to go potty. Encourage him to go with one word. I always use pee pee and they know that means poop too.
Feed and water him and get him to do the pee pee thing again.
It goes this way: Sleep, pee, eat, pee, play, pee, over and over.
Exactly like having a new baby. He will cry at night too. Mine don't cry because they are in my bed with me at night..................
Enjoy your baby and let him train you. Don't resist, just give in, it is easier that way..............
2007-02-17 20:04:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah normlly smll dogs that re puppys sleep lot or it was always sleeping at its old home.
2007-02-17 19:59:44 · answer #8 · answered by CVS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes puppy's are like newborn baby's they sleep a lot
2007-02-17 20:56:22 · answer #9 · answered by luv babygurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you have a nice healthy pup. my chi sleeps alot and she was from a litter that i raised so yea they eat sleep pupe
2007-02-17 20:10:05 · answer #10 · answered by brbrnorsworthy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋