The Melatonin seems to be helping! In the last 5 nights we've used it, he's only barked one night. Finally getting some sleep... :-)
--- In [email protected], Joan Croft <joan_croft@...> wrote: > > You're welcome. Let us know if the melatonin helps. > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of deavis13 > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 10:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Sudden night time barking > > > > > > Every night I use the same routine...5 min walk to pee, tell them "go to > bed" and then go to be myself. He has a blanket in his crate and he's > nowhere neat a vent or draft. I have 2 dogs and the min-pin is the one that > usually barks at cars and people walking by, but he does not participate in > the night time barking. > > I took my Chi to the vet to make sure it wasn't anything medical related and > he checked out just fine. She recommended Melatonin at night, so I'm going > to try that. > > Thanks for the reply! > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> , > Joan Croft <joan_croft@> wrote: > > > > What happened before when he barked - did you talk to him, give him a > > blanket, see that he peed on the puppy pad, etc.? > > > > You don't have any idea why he is barking, so could there perhaps be > someone > > in the building that is up later and maybe he hears music or loud talk - > our > > chis can hear a lot more pitches of sound than we can. So, is there a new > > neighbor? A new dog/cat in the area? I really hope that you can find a > > reason. Dolly always slept through the night and then she started waking > up > > at 5 am and sat up in bed and barked and barked. It wasn't until about two > > weeks later when I was talking to my neighbor who had two new dogs about a > > month before. One is a beagle and one is a Shitzu. She told me that she > > didn't get much sleep because they had just been spayed and the one was up > > in the middle of the night and so they went out to go potty and the one > > needs to smell the ground to go potty which was hard with the e-collar. > But > > she had said she went out with her at 2:30 am.that rang a huge bell in my > > head, because that same night, Dolly woke up at 2:30 barking like someone > > was breaking into the house. They always make their dogs go potty only on > > the side of their house which is right next to my bedroom. Dolly heard > that > > morning at 2:30, but the lady's husband gets up at 5 am to get ready for > > work and to take the dogs out and repeatedly telling the dogs to go potty. > > Dolly did get used to hearing him and so that doesn't happen anymore. But, > > sometimes it can be something that we don't hear that the dog does. > > > > If you have his kennel and pen near an A/C vent, he may be a little cold > and > > maybe just need a little blanket on top of him. But it sounds like he goes > > to sleep and then wakes up, so maybe there is someone getting up early and > > singing in the shower, or some other noise in the area. > > > > > > > > Joan, Dolly Dee & Desi Lou > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> ] > On > > Behalf Of deavis13 > > Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 4:59 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Sudden night time barking > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you for letting me join the group! I'm extremely overwhelmed by my > > chihuahua right now, and I'm hoping I can find some advice. > > > > My chi is 9 1/2 years old and I have had him since he was 5 weeks old > (he's > > a rescue). In the last year and half I married and moved into the condo > that > > my husband owns, which is a 580 sqft studio. Prior to that, I lived in a > > 1500 sqft townhome with a roommate. > > > > 3 years ago, I decided to start crating my chi at night since he didn't > want > > to sleep with me and he can't be trusted not to pee on the carpet. I have > > not had any issues up until about 2 months ago. Starting then, he barks at > > all hours of the night and claws at his crate door to get out. I tried to > > use a dog pen to limit his ability to pee on the carpet, but keep him out > of > > the crate, which worked for about two weeks. Then one night, he seemed to > > decide he was done with that and started barking again. > > > > In the last 3 weeks I moved him back to the crate and just ignored him > when > > he barked. I also increased his walks from 3 ten minute walks to 2 ten > > minutes and 1 thirty minute before bed. He had back surgery and has the > > floating knee cap issue, so I don't want to push him too much. > > > > I slept 2 hours last night due to his barking, which I know has to be > > bothering my neighbors. > > > > He doesn't seem to be in pain (never barks like that durring the day) and > > nothing has changed in the house for over 6 months. Our routines are the > > same, his appetite is the same...I just can't figure out what has spurred > > this on. I'm a wreck and need some tips if you have any. the lack of sleep > > is really starting to impact my performance and work and my relationship > > with my husband. > > > > THANK YOU! > > Andrea > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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