| 5 month old will not go to sleep at night
I am writing for a co-worker who has a spaniel of some sort. She is 5 months old. He has had her for about a month or less. Apparently, she puts up a huge fuss when they put her in crate to sleep at night. She fusses for hours, and even if she falls off to sleep, she then awakens sometime during the night and fusses more. If they let her outside, she does not have to go to the bathroom. It is like she is on some other time schedule.
Recently they tried keeping her awake and active most of the day, and she still did not sleep at night.
I feel badly for them because they are actually considering having to return her to the breeder if this does not get resolved, becasue they are not getting any sleep. The dog is crated in their bedroom at night.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! |