Getting your b out of bed in the morning

[agilebasenji]

Are we talking winter or summer? of course the boyz (aged 15 and 16) are eager to sleep in, but Zest! (6) is happy to sleep in if it's winter, but ready to go in the summer months. And are there really people with basenjis who sleep in crates??? really??? I'd love to be able to stretch out in my bed.

[stash]

Agilebasenji my Kaiser seems to be loving his crate more and more, he gets fed in it and when we go out he always has treats in it and it is also used for time out on occasion. It is summer here now so will be interesting to see what happens in winter. I love animals in bed with me but we already have the cats in ours so he missed out, there just isn't enough space.

[kjdonkers]

Sounds all normal to me. Our 2 sisters will sleep until we get up and start making noise. In winter, when it's dark, they are not in a hurry. In summer, they are usually up a little earlier. I feed them when the wake, and that helps them to get up!
They do snore, especially when one of their nostrils is closed off by a pillow or something.

[eeeefarm]

This morning was typical for me. I got up at six thirty, came downstairs and set Perry's dehydrated food to soak. Off to the barn to feed horses, then back in and checked my email and the forums. Was just reading this thread when I heard a "thump" as his feet hit the floor (yeah, he sleeps in my bed), and downstairs he comes. I put him out for his morning pee, and then gave him breakfast. He has now finished his meal and is ensconced in the rocking chair having his "bath", just like a cat.

In my experience, if the weather is off, Basenjis won't be anxious to get out of bed. Particularly if they can hear rain on the roof!

[tanza]

@agilebasenji:

Are we talking winter or summer? of course the boyz (aged 15 and 16) are eager to sleep in, but Zest! (6) is happy to sleep in if it's winter, but ready to go in the summer months. And are there really people with basenjis who sleep in crates??? really??? I'd love to be able to stretch out in my bed.

Seriously… there are. I always made sure my babies first learned to sleep in their crates, then as they got older would start sleeping in bed. Franie and C-Me seem to prefer their crates. If they are in bed they get up and just go in their crates.... When my elders were with me, I thought that maybe I should try the crate for some more room!

[DebraDownSouth]

I officially HATE the first five posters and a few of the rest. WTH? SLEEP IN? You all just got together and made this crap up right? SLEEP IN? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

My life since my first B has been dogs with some freakish internal clock and if I am not up at that time they will
run up and down my body
dump the trash or knock things over
run to the door and hit it
POKE POKE POKE me with their feet

SLEEP IN?

Yeah, if the window is open (like today) and it is bloody raining, they don't wake me up. And I don't care if I take them out at 2 am, they are up by 8 and that's it.

You all are just mean. Should have held this thread off til April first so I could REALLY believe it is made up. Did I mention I hate all of you?

[eeeefarm]

Debra, if it makes you feel any better, my neighbour's Rottweiler gets her up at 4:30 a.m. on weekends, the only chance she has to sleep in. (she has to rise that early weekdays to do chores before work).

Maybe you can get a CD of rainfall to play in the mornings?

[Kananga]

Heh, I had to deal with the early mornings when Kananga was still a puppy. It wasn't until he was around 1.5-2yrs where he calmed down and started sleeping in. Now he gives me a displeased look when it's time to get up. I know he wants to sleep as late as possible.

I honestly think the only motivation for him in the mornings is his food and an opportunity to follow me around before I leave for the day. Otherwise he will sleep.

[MampM]

@DebraDownSouth:

I officially HATE the first five posters and a few of the rest. WTH? SLEEP IN? You all just got together and made this crap up right? SLEEP IN? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

My life since my first B has been dogs with some freakish internal clock and if I am not up at that time they will
run up and down my body
dump the trash or knock things over
run to the door and hit it
POKE POKE POKE me with their feet

SLEEP IN?

Yeah, if the window is open (like today) and it is bloody raining, they don't wake me up. And I don't care if I take them out at 2 am, they are up by 8 and that's it.

You all are just mean. Should have held this thread off til April first so I could REALLY believe it is made up. Did I mention I hate all of you?

I can totally relate to you, our B's don't know the meaning of sleep, they are up all through the night just to go for a stroll around the house or bounce of the couch when chasing each other. Sleeping in never, I mean NEVER, happens in our house, mind you they are only 1 and 2 years old so loads and loads of energy still…...but still sleeping in would be wonderful, just once a week would be nice........and yes they have no problem trampling us in the night as they do the B 500 around the house..lol

[TMartin]

We were spoiled with just Loki. After about 6 months or so he loved to sleep in. Kaia though, she's up bright an early and then pesters him until he gets up to play with her. He is not amused

[tanza]

LOL…. exactly what the last pup still with me is doing to Franie... and she is really NOT amused. But she leaves Saturday. I have not told her (or C-Me) that Karly will be coming for a sleep over the following Friday!

[agilebasenji]

@tanza:

Seriously… there are. I always made sure my babies first learned to sleep in their crates, then as they got older would start sleeping in bed. Franie and C-Me seem to prefer their crates. If they are in bed they get up and just go in their crates.... When my elders were with me, I thought that maybe I should try the crate for some more room!

well, that was my plan when I got Zest! but you know the saying about the best laid plans of mice and men . . .
I picked her up in late March or early April and we were doing great with her sleeping in her crate (er, okay, we were doing okay, but she'd wake up early). Until we had a late blizzard and it wiped out power for about a day and a half. So when we went to bed that night, I covered the boyz, but knew Z would freeze in her crate (hadn't had power since early morning sometime) and there was no way she would stay covered up all night. So she had to sleep in the bed and after that she was NOT NOT NOT going back to that crate. <sigh>She slept late and woke up with a very self-satisfied smile on her face. Had the same look that Scarlett O'Hara had after Rhett Bulter carried her up the staircase.

Actually she did okay in the crate when she was in season, thankfully.</sigh>

[agilebasenji]

Debra-
in my experience, nothing trains a basenji to sleep late in the morning like cold weather.

[DebraDownSouth]

@eeeefarm:

Debra, if it makes you feel any better, my neighbour's Rottweiler gets her up at 4:30 a.m. on weekends, the only chance she has to sleep in. (she has to rise that early weekdays to do chores before work).

Maybe you can get a CD of rainfall to play in the mornings?

ROFLMAO, they are not fooled. I actually sleep to my thunderstorm sound machine, lol.

[wizard]

Gossy the wonder dog is definitely not a morning person, sorry morning dog. I can rip the covers off her and she'll stay there perfectly still with her eyes closed - I suppose she thinks if she ignores me she'll get left alone to sleep some more.
Teddy the tornado gets up at 3:30 or 4:00am (my alarm goes off at 5:30 so I'm not always happy) - he just has to check and see if the rabbits are still out in the yard. On the other hand he likes to go to bed at 9:00pm.
It would be nice if mine would coordinate their sleeping times !

[krunzer]

@wizard:

On the other hand he likes to go to bed at 9:00pm.

Ok so this is going to make DDS even hate me more!!! LOL….but yes at 9:00pm Tucker will go to the bedroom door upstairs and start scratching so that we can go to bed! Then he sleeps until we get up. This morning (I have the day off) I got up at 7am but hubby didn't get up until 8:00, when I finally started banging pots and pans around to make breakfast then they decided to come down to see what I was doing.....oh that and to make them a fire!

[DebraDownSouth]

I think y'all are drugging your dogs. And I am going to go on believing it so I can feel less of a victim. I went to get at 2 am.. dogs up at 8 am. I tried to ignore, but Arwen sat on the other pillow and kept poking me on the forehead. I figure I could kill them, but I'd already be awake to do it, so I just get up.

[Chealsie508]

Oakley will poke me, incessantly disturb the covers….run from room to room, scratch his food bin...anything he can to make sure that if I'm not UP, that I'm miserable enough to get up...weekends I feel he will do this less...and if I feed and go back to bed then he will just come to bed after he's done..

[YodelMa]

Mine don't get up until they hear me getting their breakfast–then the puppy runs into the bedroom and harrasses Ben until he gets up. The snoring isn't uncommon, but I've noticed it's often caused by bulky collars and tags.partially blocking the dog's airway, especially with puppies.

[BART]

My B never tells me it's time to get up, but we have a routine. He sleeps on the bed under his very own blankie, the alarm goes off, I get up, shower, clothe, then go to the bathroom to brush my teeth. That is his clue, when I brush my teeth, he knows its time to get up. If he doesn't, I go find him. It is kinda like waking a teenager for school. Fortunately, that is an infrequent occurrance, but I have to pull 'his' blankie away and kindof prompt him to get his butt up. As earlier noted, it is the cold. All this goes out the window when it is warm, sometimes.

It is all part of my pleasure of owning a dog that is not in any way typical. I love that he "purrs", tell that to your friends!