u/Miserable-Service-16

I have a 12-13 week goldendoodle. He’s a dream in every other department besides sleeping in his crate.

We have good nights and bad. Naps are typically a shit show but it’s easier to stick to my guns by staying busy with some air pods in my ears during. He falls asleep eventually but it’s still with 15-30 mins of barking.

I’m not sure when it’s appropriate to rough out the 1am, 3am, 4:30am wakings though. He goes to bed at 8:30 easily. Typically sleeps until the hours above. Sometimes he does 8-4:30 so I know he can do it. The barking makes my skin crawl and there’s no escaping it in my house at night. I’m not sure if I’m encouraging the night wakings by taking him out. I keep it boring and quiet and he goes right back in no barking after so that’s easier than just having him cry it out but I’m still tried as shit. I’d compromise and even love just one night waking at 1am for an age appropriate potty break.

Long weekend is coming up so I’ll have 3 soild nights where I don’t have to worry about getting good sleep for work and able to try some things.

Info: eats dinner at 4pm, water up at 7pm. He’s in my (walk in) closer with a cover and white noise. Not sure if moving him close to my bed would help but if it doesn’t I’m screwed for the night.

Any suggestions?

“On Mother’s Day?”
“Oh yea it’s Mother’s Day. We can do Devil Wears Prada? You wanted to see that right?”

The problem is movies are my husband’s hobby, not mine. Slightly annoyed he’s dressing up something he wants to do as a Mother’s Day celebration. I’ve been asking him to take me out for tacos and margaritas for weeks now. Going to movies with his dad and breweries with a neighbor friend seem to take priority lately. Oh and he mentioned for Father’s Day we should check out going to a WEEKEND MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BOULDER (CO)?! That doesn’t seem balanced at all.

Anyways. Maybe on Sunday I’ll take myself out to tacos and margs…ALONE.

Use this thread to vent away. I hate Mother’s Day because outside of cards and a “happy Mother’s Day mom” in the morning it’s just another Sunday where I’m left doing the adult shit for the upcoming week.

Too short? My golden guy goes right down for a nap after two hours. No barking or whining in the crate. Right to sleep.

If we do the recommended 1 hr he barks for 30 mins.

Is anyone else finding this true as well? Everywhere says 2 hours is much too long. Idk. It works for us.