wee bobo gets up when i get up for work which is very early in the morning. much to my partners dismay, he doesnt go back down when i leave. weve tried giving him chews, toys and even in the bed beside the missus. hes 9 weeks old and is a labrador. hes a wee belter, but only when the whole house aint up at the crack o dawn! help! :) thx

Hi

I have only had our lab for just under a week, she is 7 weeks old.
She also wakes up with my husband when he gets up for work. Whisch is about and hour sometimes 2 before me. She sleeps in the kithen at night with the door open but when my hubby leaves for work he closes her in the kithen. The first morning she cryed for about 10mins but now she just takes herself back to bed and wakes up when i get up.

Worth a try maybe.

Debbie

Keep any contact when you don't want them to think 'the day has started' to a minimum - don't chatter away, keep the lighting level and noise as low as possible, let him out by all means, and reward him when he does what he's supposed to, but don't pay any undue attention to him which will stir him up.

Hi Bobo(like the Balde bit btw)My lab pup gets up with hubby in the morning 5.30am and he lets her out and gives her a handful of food. When he goes out the door,she comes back to the bedroom and sleeps till I get up.The advantage of this we have found is that she has gotten used to him going out the door,and when i go to the shops etc.she just settles down in her bed with no bother.She has accepted us going out the door now as part of the norm. Hope this maybe works for you too in the long run.Lately she hasn't been getting up with him,just sleeps on,but she is fine when we go out.She is 6 months now,so may take a few months for him to stay asleep in the morning

thanks for your help, well try the lot apart from the goin out bit. he hasnt had all his jags yet. that changes on Wednesday an i cant wait 2 get him out. thx (y)

When the pup wakes up he'll need a wee immediately! I've found in the past that if I take them into the garden for a wee then pop them back into bed with a chew, and turn the light out, they settle down again. I expect he's beginning to realise that the garden is for weeing in by now, isn't he?
:)

my lily is the opposite, if anyone gets up before she wants to she's a right grumpy arse - i take her out for a pee and just as im making her food i realise that's she's sodded off back to bed and she won't get up again until she's good and ready !

sarah
x

Love the name Bobo - Celtic fan like myself :D

We have a lab pup as well - he's a bit older than yours though.

I think that a lot of what you have a problem with is to do with his age - needing attention etc.

I would take him out for a pee, don't make a fuss over him or get him too excited, then as soon as you're ready to goto work, place him back in his bed and put the radio on - keeps them company.

This is something that he will probably grow out of with age.

Ive got a bit of a `thing` with my lab pup - Hes 12 weeks old and seems to have his own internal alarm clock - 7.00 - 7.30 every morning!!  This is fine on weekday mornings as both myself and hubby have to get up to go to work but at weekends its a nightmare!  I realise that its like having a baby and those nice long lie ins are a thing of the past - But 7.00 on a Saturday aggghhhh!! Even tried bringing him to our room but this dosent work!! Is this alarm clock just a puppy thing

Jenny

When he's grown up he'll improve. My lot will wait patiently till I get downstairs (weekend lie-in) at 7.45. In the winter, anyway! In the summer, when it's warm and sunny, they like to get up with the lark - which means I must too!
:)