Shelter dog wakes me up at 4am every day
My 7 year old shelter shih tzu has started waking up every morning at 4am and wakes me up by barking/whining. He also frequently starts whining/barking when I put him to bed at night-he sleeps in the laundry room. He does not need to go potty, he is just excited when I open the laundry room door. I tried tough love by letting him bark but he barked all night. He usually just wants to go to a different area of the house to sleep but I have to open the door for that area. Not sure what to do. I am not getting a lot of sleep. He is a great dog other than this issue.
Comment on Wondergirl's post
Laundry room not garage. He does not sleep in a kennel. We have one and maybe that is the answer. We will try it.
Comment on JudyKayTee's post
The problem with there is that it is not a good place when we have company. I tried the sleeping in our room last night but he woke me up at 4 am and when to the there place. I will continue with our room and see what happens.