How much should a 10 week old puppy sleep? She sleeps through the night for about 6 or 7 hours, but also a long time during the day. Should I keep her in her cage and let her sleep until she barks? Should I keep her out with us and keep her bed available? Should I try to keep her up during the day so she'll sleep longer at night?
2007-05-29 19:34:16 · 9 answers · asked by Tiffany 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Never wake a pup...they are like babies...they need 12-16 hours of sleep a day. Trying to keep her awake could make her prone to hypoglycemia. However, if you are having trouble getting your pup to sleep when you do, Play with your pup as much as possible when she is awake. It is entirely up to you whether or not you want her to sleep in her cage. I started my pups out sleeping in their cage, but near me so that he got the idea that when im sleeping, its bedtime. once he learned that, he was free to sleep in his bed or mine. I do have to warn you, sometimes puppies have accidents. My male puppy never wet my bed or his, but my female didnt break that habit until she was about 6mo. it depends on your dog really.
2007-05-29 20:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by Lala 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puppies sleep a lot, just like babies. Try to get her out of her crate before she barks! Otherwise you are teaching her she gets what she wants by barking. You don't want her to get that idea! I'd say, after she's eaten and been outside, if she did her business, she should be okay for a couple of hours. Let her socialize with the family as much as possible during the day. She needs to learn to be a part of the family as soon as possible. Leave the door to her crate open, so she can go to bed if she feels like it, but most likely she'll doze off on the floor or somebody's lap! If she does, she'll probably need to go out again when she wakes up. They are just like babies. Look at it like that, and it's not too hard to figure out what to do. Good luck!
2007-05-29 19:47:30 · answer #2 · answered by baymast13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Puppies need their sleep. But play with your puppy, keep her up during the day but not too long, they are like babies that need their sleep
2007-05-29 23:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Sonneblom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to start with, i could advise you wake him up - make it around 4 am and positioned him out ....... he's not at risk of make it interior the direction of the evening at 9 weeks, and rather than enable him wake you (giving him the concept that if he squeaks, you will come working) that's marginally extra effectual to assume his desires, for now. once you do positioned him out - circulate with him and take a torch (flashlight in case you like!!) so which you would be able to verify what he does. You do ought to renowned in any different case he will come returned in and circulate in his crate, which you do no longer want, needless to say. understand warning - the 1st evening he will have been exhausted. New homestead, new smells and so on.and so on. = one drained domestic dog. I relatively have a feeling this evening must be relatively distinctive - brace your self! After some weeks, as quickly as you get to renowned him extra effectual, and his actual behavior, you will comprehend no rely in case you are able to sleep by way of until you arise. have relaxing.
2016-11-23 17:03:23 · answer #4 · answered by siwani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her sleep when she wants to sleep. Puppys are like newborn babies they sleep a LOT because they are growing so fast so Id say let her sleep when she wants too.
2007-05-29 19:43:49 · answer #5 · answered by Amy D 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Rather keep her out with you but be aware when she wakes there's gonna bge a potty call. Puppies need LOTS of sleep, don't disturb that.
2007-05-29 19:48:31 · answer #6 · answered by Unicornrider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would keep her out with me and have
her bed available until I went to bed.
But part of my living room is tile.
You could near the kitchen.
I would put a light chain on her, and hook
it to the door knob. Later she could be
in the cage.
2007-05-29 20:00:55 · answer #7 · answered by elliebear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no.. pls. don't puppies need lots of sleep for them to grow. just wake it up if you need to feed it, or you wanna play with it, but not so much.
2007-05-29 19:44:50 · answer #8 · answered by mcr girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no he needs his beauty sleep
2007-05-29 20:06:35 · answer #9 · answered by crystal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋