We have the typical LAB puppy that is biting and chewing everything. The problem is she is not sleeping at night and it waking up at 11pm, 3am, 5am. We take her to outside at these times no problem. The problem is she is WIDE awake for hours afterward, running through house, whining for attention, playing, growling and barking to get into bed. She has been doing this for 2 weeks now, and I am frustrated and tired.

We have a crate which is used if we have to run errands or three times a week we are both out at work. She is in the crate for 4 hours and break and 4 hours in the afternoon. But last night she was up again, and I put her in there for the night. She barked and whined for over an hour and I gave up and let her out. I have tried waking her up from naps and exercise to keep her moving during the day; but now she is in a routine we cannot break. My husband now gets up at 5! What should we do?

At that age, you can expect to have to get up at least once over night to take it out. Making sure it is active and tires out before going to bed. Walks, fetch, etc.

Young Labs, which I know best, and other puppies tend to very bad about
Biting. You see a litter of them, and all the ones that are awake are biting
Another one or themselves. I am not even sure they realize that when they are
Alone, if they quit biting, they would quit being bitten. At 3 to 4 months
They are getting their adult teeth, and it seems they spend every waking
Moment biting or chewing. One thing you can do at that stage is to knot and wet a piece of cloth. Then freeze it. The cooling will soothe the gums. Only let the puppy have it when you are there to watch it. I maintain a Lab's favorite chew toy is another
Lab. Otherwise they settle for any person they can. They keep hoping to find
One that won't yelp and jerk their hand away, or growl "Bad dog." and clamp
Their mouth shut. Then offer a chew toy. They keep trying despite hundreds
Of corrections. Another good technique is to quit playing and go away. Be
Sure to praise them when they are playing nice and not biting.

You just have to keep on correcting them, hundreds of times, not dozens.
Provide sturdy, safe toys such as Kongs and Nylabones. Avoid things they can
Chew pieces off and choke on them. Keep them away from electrical cords.
Crates are essential for most young Labs and other dogs.

The pet stores are full of toys that many dogs will quickly chew up into
Pieces they could choke on or cause intestinal blockages. If you are not
There to watch, stick to sturdy stuff such as Nylabones and Kongs. Keep a
Close eye on chew toys and quickly discard anything that is coming apart in
Pieces. Rawhide is especially bad because it swells after being swallowed.
These problems are the worst with, but not limited to, large, aggressive
Chewers such as Labs.

Ropes from the pets' store quickly turn to hazardous shreds. Ones I made
Lasted much better. Go to a hardware or home center that sells rope by the
Foot. Buy 2' of 3/4" poly rope. Melt the ends, and tie knots in it. Get
Them as tight as possible, put it in a vise and pound it with a hammer. Watch
Carefully, and be ready to discard when it comes apart.

The answer to some of your other questions are in the stickies at the top of the forum, including my technique of lying down next to the crate to settle a puppy in for the night. I have been using it for longer than I remember.

I have a 18 week old puppy who we have crate trained from day one and let me tell you it has been such an amazing tool. My suggestion is to use your crate more. The puppy needs to know that's his place where no one else can go. Put his food and water in there and maybe a soft blanket and put him in to get him used to it... make sure he feels comfortable being in it more often. At night time put the crate near your bed so the puppy knows you're there and soothe the puppy if he cries. More than likely he'll get used to it quickly- it'll just take some adjustment time.

What we usually do with our puppy is take him out for a good walk in the morning and then he's tired during the day and then after supper we take him for another walk and that zonks him out for the night. Good luck!