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    May 10, 2006, 04:29 AM
    Should l have my pup sleep in my bed?
    Would we get more sleep if we allowed our pup to sleep in our bedroom? Im not sure which way we should go with this stick it out and let her keep sleeping in her crate in a separate room but then we wake up at 5:30am, or have her in our bedroom but keep her in her crate or just let her sleep with us in our bed?
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    May 10, 2006, 05:09 AM
    I think there are several schools of thought on this. Here is a voice from one. We tend to sleep with our dog in the bed and have from the beginning mostly because we like the activity (she is easy to keep clean too) but also because it is, in our take on it, better for the dog's sense of security. We are clearly her dog pack with my husband being "alpha" dog, which has made all forms of training much easier. She sleeps other places too, especially after we boot her for being an occasional bed hog, lol, but mostly she sleeps with my hubby when he takes a nap (they look adorable together!) we used crate training for two other purposes, to housetrain and to keep her from trouble (mostly chewing) when we were gone. And that crate training was all done incrementally too. Hope this helps!
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    May 10, 2006, 07:21 AM
    HI,
    I do remember a question very similar some time ago.
    Yes, it's OK for a pup to sleep in bed with you. Many, many families, do the same.
    If it will keep it from barking at 5:30 am, I would do the same thing. Exercise, though, maybe late at night, might help the pup sleep later in the crate.
    Best of luck.
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    May 15, 2006, 08:54 AM
    I have just about the same problem. My puppy does fine in his crate until about 4am. Then he wants out. I let him go do his business and then I would try to put him back in his crate. (1 hour and 15min of barking later my brother actually was the one who caved and let the little chit out) So I have been bringing him back to bed with me after the 4am P break and he just cuddles up to me and sleeps peacefully. (after the obligatory pouncing on Momma's face) *shrugs* It's not a perfect solution, but at least we are getting sleep! *lol*

    AND the good news is he slept until time for me to go to work for 2 days running now. *crosses her fingers. Toes. Legs eyes, what have you) So, perhaps we are finally over the middle of the night sleep interruptus days.
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    May 15, 2006, 01:02 PM
    I have to say that when I was younger and trying to train a puppy who had been taken away from his mother too early (not sure why). I had a ticking alarm clock that I placed under the blankets in the area where I wanted him to sleep and that helped a bit with his sleeping problem. Figured it might sound similar to a heartbeat enough that he wouldn't feel so alone. Don't know if this is helpful to you or not but I hope so.

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