i too noticed you said the extra bedroom..........what i did was have 2 crates one in my bedroom and the 2nd crate near our living room
but not in it. Meaning our doodles could be with us but in a quiet area where we still walked by etc
i did cover it with a blanket when it was nap time or bedtime. NOW one doodle could not sleep in our room in a crate at night and
seemed much better off in their own area. HOWEVER there was morning afternoon and evening runs outside to wear this doodle out.
LIke kids they all have their own needs and personalities.
I do remember though all dogs/puppies i mean, go thru stages each one did have a stage of changing their sleeping habits at one point
and i also cut back feedings to 2 times a day, making sure they have nap times too. When our doodles seemed too hyper and/or overexcited
it meant nap time just like a kid hahhaaaaaaaaaaaa
hang in there it gets better ....really it does. having a sense of humor while exercising common sense with patience gets you thru it.
i covered the crates with a throw blanket or beach towel. they'd settle down after a few minutes and nap
NOTE one doodle aka MAX he slept on the end of our bed from day one just fine and didn't like his crate unless we were
leaving the house. the other 2 doodles neeeded to sleep in their crates till they were about 10mos old or we'd never get sleep hahaa
soooooo see what works best for you, it's a trial and error method so to speak. also if they wake you up in middle of night
it's usually a short lived puppy thing stage. Go out take them for quick potty walk, no baby talk or play time
just potty time only, put back in crate and/or take them in bed and go back to sleep.
keep us posted on how it goes. no clear cut answer but i am sure many here will have GREAT advice probably better than mine
and you can try out them out seeing what works best.
oh helllllllllo and welcome!
