Stopping the 3am Dog Wakeup Call

[Fly 2006]

Honestly, I'm not sure if a sound has been waking Lacey up. I've been working nights lately, so I am not home anymore when this doggy wakeup occurs. By the time I get home, my mom is at work, and Lacey is ready to hop in bed with me as I catch up on my sleep.

I have definitely shared all your information with my mother. Lacey is absolutely being rewarded for her behavior. When I shared the info, mom admitted to snuggling Lacey when she first starts up to try and quiet her down for a few more minutes. So Lacey is winning: she is getting snuggled! And then when she continues, she goes outside to potty and then gets breakfast. And often, she'll bark when she is put out rather than getting down to business.

My mother IS lax with the dogs and their behavior. I do the most training with them, brush their teeth, etc. I mean, she isn't really bad. But they don't see her as in charge. When my dad rescued a rottie mix, he would push her around because he didn't see her as the Alpha. Ben knew he couldn't give my father and I any crap and obeyed us completely. But mom? Yea, he'd walk all over her.

Do try and encourage your mum to work with Lacey, I don't know what commands Lacey knows or obeys but perhaps your mum could work on training lie down during the day and get lacey responding then it should also work at night, I just use the word "enough" when my girl pesters for fuss and she will go away and lie down, it will just take a little effort which is far better than using any form of punishment because your mum will start to gain some respect from the dogs rather than fear based obedience X