Inspired by Jami... Winston's pen-free night!

Kade · 10-14-2005, 11:14 AM

Thanks to Jami, I decided to go ahead and give Winston another try at being in the bedroom pen-free (the first time was awful, he wandered the room and tried to play with everything for about four hours).

He did great! He has his crate, his round bed, and his blanket, and between the three, he slept the whole night, just like always. When I got up a couple of minutes after my alarm went off, he was sitting up in his bed, looking at me.

This is so good... it not only saves us having to move the pen around all the time, it lets us use it in another area of the house to give him a little more freedom somewhere else.

Yay! (Here's hoping he keeps it up.)

shaerenae · 10-14-2005, 11:21 AM

Congrats!!!

TribalRats · 10-14-2005, 12:51 PM

Way to go!

AstraChapman · 10-14-2005, 01:11 PM

Yay for Winston.

Jamilupine · 10-14-2005, 01:44 PM

I'm so happy for you all!

Go Winston!

Kade · 10-15-2005, 01:53 PM

We had another great night! Although when my husband moved Winston's footstool away from the bed, he didn't move it far enough, apparently, because at 1:45 I woke up to find a little visitor trying to get snuggly with me.

(Thanks, Jami!)

TribalRats · 10-15-2005, 02:26 PM

Awww that is so awesome!

Mom2Many · 10-15-2005, 05:09 PM

Good work Winston! That's great for all of you!

Jamilupine · 10-16-2005, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kade

We had another great night! Although when my husband moved Winston's footstool away from the bed, he didn't move it far enough, apparently, because at 1:45 I woke up to find a little visitor trying to get snuggly with me.

(Thanks, Jami!)

So glad to hear he's doing well out! Isn't it a great feeling knowing they are growing up and getting some extra freedoms?! Lucy has been sleeping out of her crate for three or four days now, she's doing wonderful, sleeping through the night now too!

Go puppies! Oh, and I don't know about you Kade, but I think sleeping out of the crate is the key to sleeping in!

She easily sleeps almost as long as I would like to! Almost to 8am the other morning, which is very unusal!

10-14-2005, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kade 9 months old?! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 903 Rep Power: 89	Inspired by Jami... Winston's pen-free night! Thanks to Jami, I decided to go ahead and give Winston another try at being in the bedroom pen-free (the first time was awful, he wandered the room and tried to play with everything for about four hours). He did great! He has his crate, his round bed, and his blanket, and between the three, he slept the whole night, just like always. When I got up a couple of minutes after my alarm went off, he was sitting up in his bed, looking at me. This is so good... it not only saves us having to move the pen around all the time, it lets us use it in another area of the house to give him a little more freedom somewhere else. Yay! (Here's hoping he keeps it up.)
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10-14-2005, 11:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
shaerenae Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 711 Rep Power: 79	Congrats!!!
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10-14-2005, 12:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
TribalRats Take Responsibility Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 3,327 Rep Power: 145	Way to go!
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10-14-2005, 01:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
AstraChapman Animal Lover Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 194 Rep Power: 67	Yay for Winston.
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10-14-2005, 01:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jamilupine We Graduated! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 547 Rep Power: 72	I'm so happy for you all! Go Winston!
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10-15-2005, 01:53 PM	#6 (permalink)
Kade 9 months old?! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 903 Rep Power: 89	We had another great night! Although when my husband moved Winston's footstool away from the bed, he didn't move it far enough, apparently, because at 1:45 I woke up to find a little visitor trying to get snuggly with me. (Thanks, Jami!)
	__________________ "You come home, the dog throws itself at you. 'Where have you been? You've been so long. I missed you, missed you, missed you. I love you, love you, love you. What's in the bag? Something for me? Oh, let me lick your ear. Oh, let me chew your gloves. You're home!''' -- Pam Brown All About Winston

10-15-2005, 02:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
TribalRats Take Responsibility Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 3,327 Rep Power: 145	Awww that is so awesome!
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10-15-2005, 05:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mom2Many Owned by 1 GSD & 1 APBT Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Untangling Gunnar's Leash Posts: 873 Rep Power: 92	Good work Winston! That's great for all of you!
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