Scrumpy let us have about 4 hours sleep last night!
So Puppy Training in all seriousness starts today & we both know it's going to be hard work
We are trying to get him used to going into his lounge bed instead of spending all the time on the sofa with us
You see, he associates the sofa with sleeping all the time in true "couch potato" style, so by trying to get him to go to his bed will be a good start.
If he can get used to associating his bed with a safe place and is able to sleep there will be a step in the right direction.
So, we have started to say "bed" and pointing to the bed - sometimes he jumps in there and sometimes he has to be put in there but he gets a small treat each time.
It's working 50-50 at the moment.
More success to report now - Scrumpy has fallen ASLEEP in his bed!
He has slept for 2 hours, has now woken up, had lots of love and cuddles and is now playing with his toys / a kitchen roll tube in
HIS BED!
Later tonight is going to be another story I think, but I have a plan.
I am wearing an old sweater that I am going to take off and put on his bed in the play pen tonight.
We have also taken up insurance with Animal Friends
It's 8.05pm now and the magic is working. Scrumpy is going to his bed when he's feeling sleepy rather than our sofa and he's even staying quite quietly in his play pen for a while at a time!
He really is an intelligent dog. He's been here a week so far and we are very impressed with his progress so far despite the sleepless nights to date.
Now that his kennel cough is going, we are noticing that he's more "puppy" like, more playful and more full of beans than he was before, including grabbing my wool from my Crochet Basket
If I put Scrumpy down on the floor now after cuddles, he's going to his bed.
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