All, im after some advice to help settle my new cocker spaniel puppy.

She is fantastic during the day and lets us know when she needs the toilet and hasnt messed the house (yet!). We only picked her up on friday and she is only 8wks old so i think this is amazing? However, at night the fun starts. We take her out last thing before putting her in her crate to sleep but since she's come home, every night she needs let out to the toilet again. At least once, sometimes up to three times. She yelps until we take her out which is good because at least she isnt messing her bed but i would obviously prefer if she didnt have to go out!!

Is there a way around this? Should we be leaving her alone whilst she yelps until she learns that she cant go out every night? I normally leave her yelping for 10mins to make sure she isnt just missing her mum.

Any helps is appreciated.

She's doing really well during the day but at 8 weeks she just doen't have the control of her bladder and bowels to go for 8 hours through the night.  The quickest thing is for you to get up without talking to her and take her outside.  Praise when she performs and without saying another word, put her straight back in her crate - until next time! :)
As she matures, and it should only take a few weeks (it takes MUCH longer with 2 legged children!) she will naturally sleep for longer before she feels the nedd.

You sound like you are half-way there, how lucky you are already!
Estimate how long she goes before asking to go out in the daytime.
Make sure she goes to toilet just before you go to bed, then set your alarm for that time during the night when you estimate her tiny little bladder will be full (just a little longer than in the day because she will be asleep, so bladder is slower), go down take her out, when she has done her wee, put her back to bed. As you notice she can go longer in the day, you can increase the time at night too, until she can go all night.

Yes im very impressed with her during the day, even im not as well trained as she is!!

I will try your suggestion tonight (and for as long as it takes) and hope that we can enjoy a little more sleep when she gets the hang of it!!

Thanks very much

You lucky thing......when my Boxer was that young he was like a constant peeing machine during the day. Everytime I looked around he was getting ready to go and it was a mad rush to get him to the garden. Thank god those days are gone.
One extra thing to add to the comments above is are you letting her drink much in the evening? I found if I limited the amount of water my boy had after around 9pm he only needed one pee during the night. Just a thought!

The getting up at night shouldn't last too long.  My cocker pup needed to go out 2-3 times during the night for the first week we had him (he was eight weeks old), then it went down to once a night for a a couple of weeks, after that he starting sleeping through for 7-8 hours.  He's now 15 weeks and will even tolerate us having a lie-in. 

Hi benjaminedwards, it sounds like you should be ecstatic with the progress made already as lots of other puppy owners would still be having trouble through the day too!! :)
My 6 month old pup is the 8th pup that I have had to toilet train in my adult life and he has been the most difficult so there are no quick fixes, SORRY ;) He was also an angel during the day and we never had an accident indoors, ever. But during the night he wanted to be let out nearly every 2 hours!! he always did the toilet so couldn't really complain.
The advice given to just wake, let pup out, and then straight back to her crate is the way I feel you should go.
Patience and time, which I know can be very difficult when you are standing in the garden in the pouring rain with the wind blowing up your nightie at 3am!! (been there with this pup)
Mine is over it now and sleeps til 7.30 ish then after a quick wee will usually let me go back to bed for a sleep in at the weekend :) :) :)
Good luck
Paula 

I know can be very difficult when you are standing in the garden in the pouring rain with the wind blowing up your nightie at 3am!!

LOL not sure that Benjamin wears a nightie! :)

Well you never know! ;)
Only kidding Benjamin, wasn't insinuating you wore a nightie!! :) LOL
Paula

in my experience, she may not be able to last the night until about 6 months of age.  You could try putting down a puppy training pad close to the door that she would normally exit from, if you don't mind poss no'2's left there.  She does sound really advanced for her age, bless her.  Other than that I'm afraid that you will have to let her out during the night.
Good Luck (it doesn't last long and she will somehow manage to put a smile on your face even 3 a.m. in the morning)

I read your other thread with interest and it's great that you were so open to the advice being given.  There is such a lot of experience on this forum isn't there?!

Just a quick tip from one who has fairly recently gone through the puppy days it can take longer than you'd hope to fully manage toiletting.  Some pups are faster than others but do be prepared for 'two steps forward, and one step back'.  Just as you think you've cracked it, you are likely to need to go back to basics again!!  it's all completely normal and at least if you expect it, you won't be disappointed.

Kiss goodbye to peaceful sleeping and lie ins for a while and just set your alarm to anticipate her bladder.  If you can get her outside without switching on too many lights or talking too much you'll find that you both go back to sleep much quicker.  In the early days we used to get up twice a night but it soon reduced to just once, then gradually we went longer and longer til he was sleeping right through.  Now at 16 months we get up before he does!! :)

BTW if you can catch her just as she is starting to wake up she won't learn that 'shouting' is what gets her out of her crate.  Some people on here use a baby monitor and say it prevents you from lying awake thinking you can hear them barking...

Edited to say: Mine wouldn't go past 6am for ages so we used to just kip on the sofa for the last hour.  We finally cracked it at Christmas; when he was nearly 6 months old :-)

i also have an 8 week cocker and he pees all the time tiny little pees all the time so your really lucky. hope it continues. x