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This is a whole different set of rules that MUST be followed or you will never
get to sleep through the night again.
If I was you I would put newspaper on the floor of my crate at night until you
know I can hold it through the night. Because it will take both us some time to
get used to the fact that I need to learn to fuss before I pee in order to wake
you up to take me outside. You will also have to learn to get up immediately so
that I can get to my spot before I can’t hold it anymore.
For the 1st couple nights it may help to keep me quite a little longer after you
get in bed if you leave a TV or radio on low. So there is a little noise in the
background after you go to bed and stop making noise. You see what
happens is I get tired and you put me in the crate to sleep for the night. Then
you finish up your chores before you go to sleep. I will already be asleep but I
will still be able to hear you in the background. This gives me comfort because
I know my new family didn‘t leave me. Otherwise about 20 minutes after you
climb into bed I realize my new family is gone and I will get upset.
Another good idea is about 3 or 4 hours before your bedtime do not let me
sleep for more than 15 minutes at a time. That way I will only get little catnaps
and then I will be exhausted when it's your bedtime instead of being ready to
play in the middle of the night.
During this “Night Time Training” you will also have to teach me that we don’t
get up in the middle of the night to play. You will have to be very boring at
night and not give me any attention, treats or praise. Otherwise I will teach you
to get up with me every night and play, even after I learn to hold my potty
break until morning.
In order to teach me to sleep through the night you will immediately come to
me when I cry. Rather I pee before you get to me or not you will still take me
outside to my potty spot. Pick me up so I don’t pee right away. BUT you will
hold me off to the side, you will not talk to me, hug or kiss on me.
Make sure you hook my leash on me so I can’t run around the yard and play
on my own. When you put me down say in a real calm boring voice “go potty”.
At this point it is not time for training. If I jump on you do not give any
response, do not tell me “off” or anything. Just hold my leash and ignore me.
Do not make eye contact with me. Otherwise I will take any attention, good or
bad, as it’s play time.
If I already peed inside you will still go outside, stand in my spot for a minute
then pick me up without cuddling me and ignore me when I try to kiss you.
Take me back in and while still holding me so I don’t run around the room
playing, remove the wet paper with one hand, toss more paper in right in front
of the crate door, and put me back in the crate. Then you will let me cry
myself back to sleep. This could take 20 to 40 minutes if I am real stubborn for
about the first 3 or 4 nights.
But believe me if you stick to these rules, about the 4th night I will realize that
there is no fun in getting up at night and then I will only wake you up to go
potty outside. This is tough to stick with but for no reason what so ever will
you change this pattern. Otherwise I will have learned nothing but to bully my
way into getting what I want.
When I do go potty outside at night be sure to use the words “good potty’ but
keep it in a calm boring voice with no expression. That way I still get the
command that I am used to hearing when I use the correct spot to pee. But
then repeat all of the boring rules above.
This will teach me if I fuss at night you will take me to my potty spot but
nothing else. This is the only reason we get out of bed and there is no reward
for it. That’s how I learn it’s no fun to get up at night so I might as well wait
until morning to play with you because you are so much more fun.
Next..... Commands and Correcting Bad Behavior
get to sleep through the night again.
If I was you I would put newspaper on the floor of my crate at night until you
know I can hold it through the night. Because it will take both us some time to
get used to the fact that I need to learn to fuss before I pee in order to wake
you up to take me outside. You will also have to learn to get up immediately so
that I can get to my spot before I can’t hold it anymore.
For the 1st couple nights it may help to keep me quite a little longer after you
get in bed if you leave a TV or radio on low. So there is a little noise in the
background after you go to bed and stop making noise. You see what
happens is I get tired and you put me in the crate to sleep for the night. Then
you finish up your chores before you go to sleep. I will already be asleep but I
will still be able to hear you in the background. This gives me comfort because
I know my new family didn‘t leave me. Otherwise about 20 minutes after you
climb into bed I realize my new family is gone and I will get upset.
Another good idea is about 3 or 4 hours before your bedtime do not let me
sleep for more than 15 minutes at a time. That way I will only get little catnaps
and then I will be exhausted when it's your bedtime instead of being ready to
play in the middle of the night.
During this “Night Time Training” you will also have to teach me that we don’t
get up in the middle of the night to play. You will have to be very boring at
night and not give me any attention, treats or praise. Otherwise I will teach you
to get up with me every night and play, even after I learn to hold my potty
break until morning.
In order to teach me to sleep through the night you will immediately come to
me when I cry. Rather I pee before you get to me or not you will still take me
outside to my potty spot. Pick me up so I don’t pee right away. BUT you will
hold me off to the side, you will not talk to me, hug or kiss on me.
Make sure you hook my leash on me so I can’t run around the yard and play
on my own. When you put me down say in a real calm boring voice “go potty”.
At this point it is not time for training. If I jump on you do not give any
response, do not tell me “off” or anything. Just hold my leash and ignore me.
Do not make eye contact with me. Otherwise I will take any attention, good or
bad, as it’s play time.
If I already peed inside you will still go outside, stand in my spot for a minute
then pick me up without cuddling me and ignore me when I try to kiss you.
Take me back in and while still holding me so I don’t run around the room
playing, remove the wet paper with one hand, toss more paper in right in front
of the crate door, and put me back in the crate. Then you will let me cry
myself back to sleep. This could take 20 to 40 minutes if I am real stubborn for
about the first 3 or 4 nights.
But believe me if you stick to these rules, about the 4th night I will realize that
there is no fun in getting up at night and then I will only wake you up to go
potty outside. This is tough to stick with but for no reason what so ever will
you change this pattern. Otherwise I will have learned nothing but to bully my
way into getting what I want.
When I do go potty outside at night be sure to use the words “good potty’ but
keep it in a calm boring voice with no expression. That way I still get the
command that I am used to hearing when I use the correct spot to pee. But
then repeat all of the boring rules above.
This will teach me if I fuss at night you will take me to my potty spot but
nothing else. This is the only reason we get out of bed and there is no reward
for it. That’s how I learn it’s no fun to get up at night so I might as well wait
until morning to play with you because you are so much more fun.
Next..... Commands and Correcting Bad Behavior
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