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We also have a Springer that used to wake up between 5-6am (however he his sleeping longer now that he is maturing) He sleeps in the laundry and gives us a half bark that it's time to go to the toliet. We take him straight outside for toilet then we would give him his breakfast (a kibble stuffed kong from the freezer) in his crate in the lounge room. This would keep him occupied and when we woke up at 7.30 he would be asleep in his crate.

Thanks all for the suugestions. The last 2 nights have been good, virtually no barking (the first night had 1 toilet break.) So we will keep with the toilet solution and see how he goes.

Yes they are. That is why we chose the breed. He is allowed inside and always will be. My wife is generally at home and the dog makes trips in the car and to school (once he is fully vaccinated they will walk) Also, he has been spending time in the laundry during the day while my wife is at home (lunchtime with a kong) for about 2 hours.

yes, the laundry will be permanent. We did think some food might help, although he does get some kibble in a kong.

Hi All, We have an 11 week English Springer Spaniel (we have had him for 1 week). We are crate training and everything is going great. The only concern is his night time barking. He sleeps in the laundry (not in his crate). He has a good bed, toilet, chewtoy and a kong with a little kibble. We put him to bed and after 10 mins he starts with a bit of whining that lasts about 5-10 minutes. After this all is quite. After about 2 hours he starts to bark in 10-20 minute blocks. He may stop for about 20-30 minutes in between. This goes on until 3am. We get up about 5-5.30am which we let him out then (he has been awake since about 4am). We never get up to him and just ignore it, hard to do when it wakes the whole house We tried a few nights with a radio and a night light but we noticed no difference. Should we continue with ignoring it, or is there some other technique we could use? Appreciate any help