Guest Anonymous Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Well as you know we have a new puppy in the house. I also have a four year old son and an eight year old daughter. My son is always wanting to play with Roxie. But as most of you know puppies sleep A LOT. He's constantly waking her up and trying to play with her. I usually send him on his way. That gets me a lot of dirty looks BTW. Has anyone else had this problem and how did you handle it? I don't mind him playing with Roxie of course I just don't want him to wake her up all the time. I know that she needs her sleep. I'm at a loss on this one any help would be appreciated! Thanks. :D Quote
DogPaddle Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Does Roxie have a crate, if so, encourage her to sleep there and teach your son that that is Roxie's special place where she cannot be disturbed, kindof like his own bed. You could also make him his own special quiet place if he is the sort of kid that this sortof comparison would help. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 She does have a crate but I'm a stay at home mom and I have two other dogs. She goes ballistic when she has to be in her crate and the other dogs don't. Because we live in a tri-level house their crates are downstairs. Where we spend most of are time is in the middle level of the house (bedrooms upstairs). Plus she's not allowed to go up and down stairs yet. She has to be carried. So we all spend our time out and about in the house except when I have to leave or at night. Then all the dogs are crated for their safety. Quote
atghylin Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Have you tried crating all of the dogs when the puppy needs to sleep? Or giving her a toy to occupy her (i.e. stuffed Kong) while in the crate until she falls asleep? If they fail try this... fix up a corner for the puppy to sleep during the day preferably somewhere a bit difficult for your son the get into like between the couch and the wall. Teach her to sleep there and your son that it is her nap corner and to treat it just like he would her crate (I assume that because you have other adult dogs you have already taught your son the crates are not toys or playground equipment and he cannot play in or around them especially when the dogs are in them :wink: ). Not an easy task I know, my boys are 5 yrs and 15 months, and are especially gifted at climbing into, around, through, or over any obstical in their way... must be a boy thing *sigh* Amanda Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 Yep my son knows that he can't mess with the dogs while they are in their crates. The problem with putting her in her crate just while she sleeps is that she's still getting used to it. And if you've ever heard an unhappy puppy whimper, whine, howl,and bark you know how bad it can get. It doesn't matter what's in there with her. She still goes on for a while. At night it isn't bad because she's already worn out from the day so all she wants to do is lay down and sleep. I love the idea of training her to sleep in the corner. I have a spot between two couches that may work perfectly for a while. Until she's too big to get back there anyway (she's a St. Bernard). Thanks! :D Quote
atghylin Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 You're Welcome :D :D Glad I could help! Quote
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