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OK - - so that is acceptable to do! I thought I had to close them in the crate for some reason. Thank you!With a litter box trained puppy, another option rather than just trying to figure out whether they really need to go or whether they just want attention is to set them up with their crate in an ex-pen, with a litter box. Then they can go when they need to without you having to be involved.
Ha, ha, ha! Ricky does that too. I usually take him everywhere I go in the car. Sometimes I can't take him, like yesterday to a business meeting. Ricky is attuned to the garage door opening and when I drive in, the first thing I hear is Ricky barking loudly at the back door. It is his "scolding Popi, you were supposed to take me with you bark." Inside the house, he goes nuts - pick me up, put me down, pick me up, put me down. He runs to get his favorite toy (usually a nylabone) and wants me to throw it for him to fetch.When the garage door opens they both go wild. Truffles starts howling and barking. Scout runs to get a toy and starts throwing it around. My DH is their favorite.
Oh my goodness, this sounds exactly like my KC - Same schedule!I've had the same experience with Jessie. She is 4 months old and goes from active to napping through out the day. If she gets too rambunctious during any stretch of the day, we will put her in her ex-pen....and she's asleep in 5 minutes. If it's just normal play, and she gets tired....she will take a nap. But if I move for any reason, she is up by my side following me around. At those times, I feel she is napping with one eye open. She is in her crate for the night by 10 pm. She sleeps all night til I let her out at 7:30-8 am. Off hand it's hard to determine just how long she sleeps during the day, but a guesstimate would be 2-3 hours a day. Since her energy level can be high, I think the naps are about right!
She can't take the chance she might miss something! Sleeping with eyes open is the best of both worlds, right?I took Zumba to my daughter's house yesterday where Zumba and my daughter's boxer played hard for a couple of hours. And then she played with the kids. During the hour to get home, I would quietly check on Zumba who looked fast asleep, but each time her eyes were wide open. She was subdued at home during the evening, too. That was the easiest grooming I have done on her! But,again, if I checked up on her when she'd lay down, looking fast asleep, she had her eyes wide open every time. I have to wonder if she truly sleeps at all during the day.
That is funny!How much my dogs sleep during the day is directly related to how much mole activity there is in our yard. :smile2: Fortunately, most Havanese owners are not "blessed" with mole hunters.