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Isis
Aug 21, 2013 14:30:55 GMT
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Post by aston on Aug 21, 2013 14:30:55 GMT
Hey all, Rio and Isis have settled in to the new house great. They love the garden if I leave the back door open they'll spend most of the day out there which is great. Want some advice with Isis.
Every morning without fail at about 6:15 she will start howling and whining, we try to ignore her but this morning she was going on non-stop until gone 8 and then my boyfriend had to get up to go to work so we couldn't really of ignored her any longer and waited for her to stop before going down. This has been going on pretty much since we brought her home about 7 weeks ago. Any ideas? We feed her at the same times throughout the day so she's in a routine and as she's been getting bigger I have been increasing her food so I don't think she's howling because she's hungry. My boyfriend fed her and let her out when he woke up and then when he came up to get ready for work she just started up again. It's so weird because she has been sleeping on her own or with Rio since we first brought her home and I would have thought by now she would be used to it. She is quiet all through the night too it's just really early in the mornings. Rio only cried the first couple of nights and he was always quiet until we got up in the mornings. Rio and Isis sleep down in the kitchen so I don't think she's feeling lonely because she has Rio. She goes out for longer walks and more walks then Rio so I am trying to make sure she gets plenty if exercise. What else can I do? Any ideas why she may be doing this? She doesn't even stop for a second so we don't get a chance to go down when she's quiet to teach her whining doesn't get her attention.
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Isis
Aug 21, 2013 17:27:36 GMT
Post by tonib on Aug 21, 2013 17:27:36 GMT
May sound a silly question but what time does it start to get light? Does she feel that its light "I want attention/food" or something like that? Does something happen around that time that disturbs her? Although if you say you've moved into a new house that probably won't apply unless it happened at both houses.
You say it happened from when you brought her home, I wonder if there is some significance to that time at her breeder's home, might be worth an enquiry?
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Isis
Aug 21, 2013 17:51:36 GMT
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Post by aston on Aug 21, 2013 17:51:36 GMT
It has been happening at both homes, I can't think of anything around that time that might disturb her, the breeder could have gotten up that early to feed them but after 7 weeks you would think she would be in her new routine? Light could be a good point, I havn't noticed what time it gets light but if that is the case then as we go into winter she should get better. We havn't managed to get any curtains yet so that very well could be it.
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Isis
Aug 22, 2013 10:15:39 GMT
Post by gladys on Aug 22, 2013 10:15:39 GMT
It could be the light mornings or she just feels that that's the time to get up?? What time does she go to bed? Could you try to re-train her in to a new time. Get up 15 mins before she usually starts and slowly increase the time by 5 minutes? It does mean an earlier start for a few days/week but it might be enough to click her into a new time zone. That's what I did with Cooper and managed to get him from 6am to 7:30am wake up.  |
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Isis
Aug 22, 2013 11:26:09 GMT
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Post by aston on Aug 22, 2013 11:26:09 GMT
We normally go to bed around 11, I didn't hear her this morning but then I'd sleep through an earthquake. I'll try the getting up before her that sounds like a good idea
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Isis
Aug 22, 2013 11:29:17 GMT
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Post by aston on Aug 22, 2013 11:29:17 GMT
Just asked the boyfriend an he said she started howling around 7 this morning
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Isis
Aug 22, 2013 12:01:26 GMT
Post by gladys on Aug 22, 2013 12:01:26 GMT
Ok well may be get up jaround 6:30/6:45am tomorrow and then each morning add 5 mins on to the time. Hopefully you will be laying in till 9am in no time!  |
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Isis
Aug 22, 2013 19:32:26 GMT
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Post by charlottte on Aug 22, 2013 19:32:26 GMT
Is it not that she needs the toilet? I'm assuming you got her at 8 weeks, 7 weeks ago. Making her around 15 weeks? 7 hours is still a pretty long time to hold it in, Jasper struggles with this. Gladys's idea of getting up earlier is good Alternatively, could you not get some blinds to block out some of the light if it is light=time to get up? |
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Isis
Aug 22, 2013 20:58:47 GMT
Post by tonib on Aug 22, 2013 20:58:47 GMT
Now the need for the toilet is a really good thought @charlotte - so simple |
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Isis
Aug 23, 2013 5:50:56 GMT
Post by caz2golden on Aug 23, 2013 5:50:56 GMT
At 15 weeks I was still doing a loo stop during the 'night'
Cant help the howling thing had problems with both my pups and I never got a good way to deal with it.
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Isis
Aug 23, 2013 6:24:32 GMT
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Post by chantel on Aug 23, 2013 6:24:32 GMT
Well when Riley started going through the night around 14 weeks without toileting he has woke us around 6am to go outside for a wee. Riley is like our alarm clock he wakes dead on the dot at 6 am, we are normaly in bed for 10:30pm during the working week, he sleeps right through but like i said wakes around 6am to go outside so i can't really complain. He has been clean from around 5 months old.
It might be a simular thing with Isis she may just need to toilet.
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Isis
Aug 23, 2013 23:05:54 GMT
Post by gladys on Aug 23, 2013 23:05:54 GMT
Ooh charlottte good point, I'd completely forgot she was still really young?!?  Cooper I think did about 5/6 hours the first night but he had puppy pads down so there was a wee and poop waiting for me in the morning. Can she go to the toilet in the night or is she holding it? I still say get up earlier and slowly increase the time but yeah bear in mind that she's still young. |
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Isis
Aug 24, 2013 0:19:20 GMT
Post by aston on Aug 24, 2013 0:19:20 GMT
She can go at night but she always seems to hold it until she's outside in the morning. She will also wait until she's had her breakfast before she goes out so I don't know how desperate she is in the mornings but it can't be very if she wants to eat first??
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Isis
Aug 24, 2013 7:05:02 GMT
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Post by charlottte on Aug 24, 2013 7:05:02 GMT
Has she always been fed before being let out on a morning? It could be that it's just become habit/routine.
That or she could just have an iron bladder!
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Isis
Aug 24, 2013 8:00:09 GMT
Post by aston on Aug 24, 2013 8:00:09 GMT
We feed her and then open the backdoor so she can go out whenever shes finished eating. So I think it could be routine. I'm going to try and get up earlier then her tomorrow though this morning she was going at 6:00am!
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