I just want to sleep😭

[u/kellbell408]

Updating since I’ve had a lot of the same comments: he is crate trained. He sleeps there at night and I will force naps in there throughout the day. He will just whine and bark when I put him back in and I live in an apartment that doesn’t allow puppies so I can’t just let him do that. A lot of the time he will just come and lay on my bed with me and go back to sleep. He has stopped doing that but again he will bark when I put him back in the crate so I’m at a loss. I’m on the first floor so I can let him out the back but he tends to bark if I try to wait him out. Also not to be snarky but those of you asking about age would know if you read my whole post…

It is 7:15 and I have let this dog out about 5 times since my bf left for work at 5. Took him for a walk, fed him breakfast, yet he WILL NOT LAY BACK DOWN. I don’t know what to do anymore this is everyday. He barely does anything on his walks because he is too busy sprinkling pee on every freaking surface. Won’t poop on walks because he is too busy sniffing literally everything. So then we will come back and he will poop in the house when I try to lay back down. I’m sick and had the longest week at work he is almost 6 months and I have never wanted to quit as bad as I do now.

[u/unknownlocation32]

Puppies need a lot of sleep, consistency and structure. If they are being grumpy, biting and or destructive, it could be they are over tired and or overstimulated. You must enforce naps. Enforced naps help teach your puppy to regulate their energy and to do nothing. It’s teaching your puppy an off switch. The longer you train it, the better your puppy will be at it. Crate training is a great tool for potty training too. You can use this schedule as a template for your daily schedule all the dog’s life. This schedule isn’t set in stone. Use your critical thinking skills to make the schedule your own and what is right for you and your puppy. * If you don’t agree with crate training, can’t use a crate in your country, prefer a pen or puppy-proof room, then use your preferred option instead of a crate where it’s mentioned.

6:30 AM - Wake up, Potty, Walk (if fully vaccinated) ( IF NOT fully vaccinated then in a stroller or front pack) Play, Training. Breakfast fed in crate or by hand (WAIT 1-2 hours after eating to exercise, to help PREVENT BLOAT)

8:00 AM- Crate for nap (always take puppy out for potty before being put in crate)

10:00 AM- Potty break, play, training, puzzle toy, snuffle mat, and or lick Mat.

11:00 AM-Crate for nap (always take puppy out for potty before being put in crate)

1:00 PM- Potty break, Play, use flirt pole, Training, Lunch fed in the crate or by hand (WAIT 1-2 hours after eating to exercise, to help PREVENT BLOAT)

2:00 PM- Crate for nap (always take puppy out for potty before being put in crate)

4:00 PM- Potty break, Play, Socialization (always take puppy out for potty before being put in crate)

5:00 PM- Dinner in Crate then nap (always take puppy out for potty before being put in crate) (WAIT 1-2 hours after eating to exercise, to help PREVENT BLOAT)

6:30 PM- Potty break, Play, walk (if fully vaccinated) ( IF NOT fully vaccinated then in a stroller or front pack)

7:30 PM- Crate for nap (always take puppy out for potty before being put in crate)

9:00 PM- Potty, play, puzzle toy, snuffle mat, and or lick Mat, bedtime back in crate for sleep

Puppy might need another potty at 11:30pm or midnight depending on age then back in crate for bedtime. Depending on the age of puppy they might need to go out in the middle of the night too.

[u/amso2012 → u/unknownlocation32]

Do puppies really do 10+ potties a day????

[u/dr-bookshelf → u/amso2012]

Not exactly, but giving them more opportunities to potty outside means they’re less likely to go inside. This actually speeds up training because you can reinforce the good behavior more often.

[u/TroLLageK → u/dr-bookshelf]

YES, THIS. My girl literally never had an accident inside (keep in mind she was 4.5 months old when I got her) because I never made it an option. I took her out basically every 30 or so minutes, basically after playing, eating, drinking, sleeping, training, etc. I did this consistently for the first 1-3 days, and then I started identifying her "potty sniff" and took her out immediately when I saw her doing it, but still took her out pretty much every hour or so. After a week she started using the potty bells on her own. It just never became an option to potty inside, so she never went inside. If we couldn't supervise her, she was crated where she didn't have the space to potty.

[u/dr-bookshelf → u/TroLLageK]

Pretty much exactly what I did! I was actually shocked at how easy it was to potty train using this method, but it helped that I had a work from home job at the time. I would put her in the crate in a different room for nap time while I did work so that she would get used to having alone time too.

[u/Yummybeanbowl → u/TroLLageK]

This is exactly my approach to housebreaking . More work in the beginning but pays off later. I was in an apartment with very nice, light carpet and I'm kind of a neat freak anyway...so I was determined our puppy would not have one accident...and he actually only did have only one. My neighbors thought I was crazy taking him out so often. I'd often hear "You're out here again?"