[Yukirin]

I just recently adopted a 1 and 1/2 year-old black labradoodle (I know that the color, and probably age was not needed. Just wanted to say), and she continuously (SP?) wakes me up in the middle of the night. I've only had her for a week, and after I pet her, she goes back to sleep, but it's getting on my nerves, and I'm beginning to get the symptoms of "sleep deprovation". Her name's Dori for all of you to know. Like the fish in Finding Nemo.

~Please, need help before I start halucinating (SP?)

Yuko

 

[Yukirin]

K...

Dori isn't in a crate, and we tried, but she claws at it, and that keeps me awake more then ever (usually 'til the sun comes up), and I can't put her anywhere else, 'cause she comes into my room. When I shut the door, she wakes me up and keeps pawing and scratching 'til I open that; I have dark, black scratches all over my door.

Like I said, I can't crate her, nor can I watch the Dog Whisperer, because I don't have cable/satellite (SP?) TV.

I also have another problem; Dori leaps on the furniture (not often, but occasioanlly, which I why I can't ignore her at night when she paws at me; her next thing to get attention is to jump onto the bed!) Now, I've read all the books, watched all the movies, and I simply can't find a cure for this one. Another thing! She had puppies about 5 months ago! Could this be a sort of side-effect from missing her old home, or puppies?

 

[Yukirin]

Thanks for the advice, LoveMyDoodle. ^^ The problem is, I, my friends, and my family all agree that the furniture-thing is bad... And, yes, I do have one of those pillows, right next to my bed, the door's always wide open... and I kinda found something out yesterday; I took Dori for a 3 - 4 mile run (yes, complete sprint) and she let me sleep all through the night... until 7:30 AM. ^^ Good girl! =) I just don't wanna do that every single day. I do get tons and tons of excercise, but not a full, 3 mile sprint every day... still need help, though I now know one way to solve my problem; tire her out until she can't run anymore, and sleeps all day.

 

[Yukirin]

Thanks, Janie. That's a great idea. =) I'll try it, and let you know how it works out. ^^

 

[Yukirin]

Okay. Cool. Thank you.

 

[Yukirin]

Thank you so much for the replies and help, everyone! All of you have done your part to help me out with this problem, and for that I thank you... Now, unfortunutly, I need more help...

Dori has stopped waking me up, and started sleeping all day, and when I try to take her for a walk in the evenings, she pulls back, and if I pull to hard, she whines and moans and complains. Now, I understand what to expect, since we just got her spayed 2 days ago; but her vet told me that she DEFINETLY needs to keep getting excercise, since we've found out that she's half lab and half poodle, but has more of the Lab characteristics; Loving water, and a high, HIGH energy level. Dori scared me really bad last night. Here's what happened;


My family and I have a backyard swimming pool. Not very big, but at it's deepest, it's 6 feet deep, and that's pretty deep; MY feet don't even touch the bottom... Anyway, we were having our annual swimming party (happens once a month, usually), and my little sister was cold, so she got out; Dori was asleep and the door of shut tight, so she wouldn't get out. She had to go dry off, and when she went to open the screen door, to go and hang her towel up inside, and the supposed-to-be sleeping Dori ran SUPER fast out the door,past my sister, and towards the pool; the instant the stitches were to touch water, they'd probably start to unravel and un-do... Thank GOD my Dad had gotten up and run out of the pool, and then came to the rescue; he grabbed Dori around the chest and stumach just as she was flying in mid-air... I'm so happy we made that night, but I'm afraid of it happening again... Please help? Also, Greenies? What's wrong with those? I mix them up in Dori's food all the time, and she loves it. ^^

~Sorry, but I suppose I'm in need of more help now...
Yukirin & The Swimming Dog, Doria

 

[Yukirin]

Thank you, Jac. ^^ =) Yes, I've been trying to walk her up and down the driveway, but Dori HATES walking, and she prefers to run, full-speed, up and down the driveway; and she's got the strength of a Labrador... =0 So that's no fun, because she pretty much drags me along... >.< Also, Dori Has gotten protective over her stuff (bones, bed, crate) and has been growling at anyone who get within 5 feet, even if we aren't even trying to touch her. These objects ARE from her old home; do you think she's trying to protect what little of her old home she has left? Need EVEN MORE help, now...

PS
I've heard of it, but never seen one... what IS a prong collar?

 

[Yukirin]

Oh... got it. Okay. Thank you, you guys. ^^ Dori's stopped biting 'n' stuff, but what does it mean (out of curiosity) when a Labradoodle or any other dog, for that matter, roller over and over and puts it's front feet over it's ears and head, closes it's eyes, and then slides them down? I do not believe she has fleas, if this is a way of itching... ^^

PS:
Yeah. What I do is shop up the Greenies 'til they're only about 1 inch each. ^^ Then I stick 'em in Dori's food, and that's all she gets... Is that alright?

 

[Yukirin]

Oh, God!!!

Today we just found out -- almost a week after the spaying -- that Dori was actually PREGNANT! AGAIN!! My Mom's probably going to get her one of those little egg-like things with warmth and a heartbeat, but that's so sad... I feel so badly for her.. =(

 

[Yukirin]

Yeah, we found it the puppies were only about 28 days old in her. NEW PROBLEM NOW:
Last night, Dori went to the door to go out (she's totally house-broken.. or at least.. WAS) and she obviously had to go badly... because she went underneath the ping-pong table in our house, just 'cause I got there about 2 seconds too late!!! It was awful, she went pee, and my dear ol' dad used what he read in books when he was younger... (right now he's about 60 or 70, so imagine what happened here...) he literally dragged MY poor dog by her collar, as she was crying and squealing, and shoved her face straight into the peed-on spot... It was so sad, I didn't cry or anything, but that was REALLY depressing... and my sister threw a fit; she loves this dog too... And this morning we woke up to 2 MORE peed-on spots right under the ping-pong table... Gee, I can't wait 'til she stars pooping there... (sarcasm) please... I need help... ASAP....

 

[Yukirin]

Okay. I will do that. Thank you very much. ^^ =)

 

[Yukirin]

Oh, my God! That was so helpful!!! =)

We did check... the day she got out of surgery, and they said she was doing better than any dog that they'd ever seen! (Imagine how proud that made me, since this is one of the best vets in our little town of Tucson...)
I'll make sure my father reads this, though, k?

Yes, we have Nature's Miricle, and my mother put it on earlier today. We're waiting until about 8:00 tonight to put this fresh-apple smell spray on the floor (it's some spray-can that you put on someplace you don't want the dog to pee on).

Dori's already hiding her poop, but she knows only to go in the backyard, and she just let's us sit there and watch her go to the bathroom; and she's (well, we think) smart enough to do her business behind & in bushes, where it will soon decompose, and I can't reach it, so I don't have to clean it up.. ^^

And, yes, you bet we have a doggie-door. But Dori has to have the cone-like white-thing on her head, and she walks around smashing into things with it on, and therefore can't get thru the dog-door... Yet... ^^ She's going in for a check-up Wednesday. Thank again for your help. If anyone has anymore suggestions, then please do state them here.

~We're so grateful for the answers we have recieved from everyone!
Dori & Yukirin