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Hey PF,
Basil's been settling down for bed sooner around sunset... like right now at 6:50pm. She's asleep-asleep. The "problem" is that she wakes up at 4:00am, and plays with toys or chews for about 30-45 minutes before falling back to sleep until I get up around 6:30-7:00am. At 4:00am my reaction is typically "whyyyyyyyyyy" before rolling back asleep.
She's my first dog and this is our first fall. I figure this is a natural animal pattern so I haven't tried to alter her sleep to sync with mine. I'm not sure if I should do my best to keep her entertained later in the evening to keep her awake or just let her body go to sleep when she wants and deal with her morning noise.
She's been napping harder and getting more total hours of sleep per day, so that's a plus.
Is my poodle the only one doing this? Should I keep try to keep her up or just let it be?
Basil's been settling down for bed sooner around sunset... like right now at 6:50pm. She's asleep-asleep. The "problem" is that she wakes up at 4:00am, and plays with toys or chews for about 30-45 minutes before falling back to sleep until I get up around 6:30-7:00am. At 4:00am my reaction is typically "whyyyyyyyyyy" before rolling back asleep.
She's my first dog and this is our first fall. I figure this is a natural animal pattern so I haven't tried to alter her sleep to sync with mine. I'm not sure if I should do my best to keep her entertained later in the evening to keep her awake or just let her body go to sleep when she wants and deal with her morning noise.
She's been napping harder and getting more total hours of sleep per day, so that's a plus.
Is my poodle the only one doing this? Should I keep try to keep her up or just let it be?