Jack Russel/General Dog help!!Long?

Question

I am watching my friends jack russel for a week. its day three now i need some hepl with sleep time
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It seems he doesnt want to sleep at night he is always up and doing things, i need to leave him in my room because he isnt allowed downstairs a night . I bring a pee pad in my room and his bed, but he does not seem to sleep and always pee's on the rug or barks. Can dogs see in the dark? should i leave a little light source? or is he just peeing on the rug on purpose?

what would make him go to sleep?

Answer 1

Dogs can see very well in near darkness, so you don't need a light for the dog. Also, dogs smell very, very well, and can use their nose to find things, instead of their eyes.

The problem with the dog is that he has lots of energy that he needs to burn off before he goes to sleep. I suggest a walk before bedtime to go pee outside.

If fact, if you can jog or walk a long ways, I recommend taking the dog for a 30 minute walk in the morning and another 30 minute walk when you come home in the evening. Then a 10 minute walk before bedtime. That should help a lot to make him go to sleep. .... BTW, I imagine that he gets plenty of sleep during the day.... so, if you are home, you might keep him occupied during the day, so that he is tired at night.

Answer 2

lilprinces7869 said " He is probably angry his owners are gone and he is in a strange new environment!!! Peeing on the rugs is a sign of "revenge" .

Aren't vet techs taught ethology and animal psychology in school?

She should have been taught the word "Anthropomorphism". It means attributing human qualities to animals. We automatically imagine that all animals see the world as we do, and nothing could be further from the truth.

The dog is not peeing on the rugs is a sign of "revenge".

We are designed to be able to understand how another person might feel and we imagine ourselves in their position, assuming that our feelings are the same as theirs. This anthropomorphic view automatically extends to our pets, but it is not helpful in trying to understand how or why they do something.

Other than lilprinces7869 misunderstanding, there was some good information here.

Answer 3

A tired dog is a good dog. You don't say what the dog is doing all day and if he gets to go outside or run around. If he is at home alone and sleeping all day then of course he's up all night!

Jack Russells need a fair amount of exercise. Do you take him out in the morning before school/work and then when you come home and again in the evening around 8 or 9 pm?

Get a crate and put it in your room. Put the dog in the crate when its sleep-time. He's not going to like it at first and he's going to bark but eventually -- especially if you are giving him lots of exercise -- he will settle down.

Answer 4

Simple.Exercise the dog during the daytime hours,then by night he'll be to tired to keep you up at night,worrying over such matters.If that doesn't work,then you could always try to mix some kind of tranqs or valiums with his evening meals to settle him down.On second thought,scratch that last remark,and just exercise that energetic little booger,until it's to tired to run,and you take the valium,tranqs,or thorazine instead.That way you won't be able to be worried about any noise from the dog,because you'll be out like a light then.Simple,right?(Just kidding about the sleeping medicine though.So don't take that part serious.I'm just trying to give you some sense of humor in some of this matter,so you can feel a little more relaxed about your situation you're in.)

Answer 5

Jack Russels are very energetic.
They just don't sleep much.

Don't let him nap. From about 4pm, make sure he doesn't so much as sit to rest. Play ball, chase him around, play with him, take him for walks/runs. See if he will run next to a bicycle. Not for long, you don't want him to pull a muscle, but get him running.

Benedryl will put him to sleep, but for only about 4 hours. Give him one pill wrapped in cheese, or stuffed in a hot dog.

Take him out to pee right before you go to bed, and limit his water after 4pm. 5 ice cubes should keep him until the morning.

Answer 6

Wear him out during the day (JRT's are very high energy dogs) - play ball, long walks, etc.
Put him in a secure crate at night. He doesn't need a light to be seeing - he needs to be sleeping. Make sure he has a last thing potty before going in the crate, and limit water before bedtime.

Answer 7

Try giving him a high energy activity during the day. Jack Russel's are FULL of energy. Play with it more, and work it out. It'll sleep like a rock at night if it doesn't have any angry left.

For the urinating, try not to let it have any water about an hour or two before bed, unless of course it is really thirsty. That way it won't have to go that night. Same with food. Take it out up to 3 times before you go to bed to make sure it's bladder is empty.

Answer 8

the dog is just in an unfamiliar place. I've had to dogsit for my sister and my aunt's dogs before and even if they were potty trained they still ended upgoing to the bathroom in a place where i don't have something set up for them. He's probably not peeing on your rug on purpose. If you catch him doing it, put him in the right place to go and hopefully he'll learn (a week is a short time for him to learn where to and where not to go)
Good Luck!

Answer 9

Miss Priss is correct. JRs are notoriously high energy dogs. Give him a lot of attention and a good run. You might also consider getting him something like a dirty shirt that his owner wore. It might just comfort him a little. I used to have a cat who was insanely jealous of my wife and would (with great intent) pee on any of her clothes that were left lying about. They can act out just as children do.

Answer 10

He is probably angry his owners are gone and he is in a strange new environment!!! Peeing on the rugs is a sign of "revenge" you should get a crate for him to sleep in so he is not up alone being able to do what he wants at his own free will!!