What time should you let a dog out before bed?
Brant McLaughlin
2025-07-22 02:54:56
Count answers
: 19
Limit water and food at least two hours before bedtime. Make sure your dog goes outside to potty before bed-even if that means they have to go on a walk. This will let them know that they have to go potty because you are headed to bed. Often dogs will deep sleep hours before we actually go to bed. If that is the case, then they will be well rested at 4am and will want to wake up and go potty. Try to wake up before they do.
Una Brown
2025-07-21 23:05:29
Count answers
: 7
I've read the books on dog training and they say to take her out right when you go to bed, say 10-11pm. My husband thinks that's mean as we have to wake her. I say it's ok to wake her as she goes back to sleep right away. He'd rather let her sleep and then listen for her whine, but that means my turn. Our Stella Blue is now 14 weeks old and has an 8pm bedtime. She's being crate trained and gets walked in our backyard to go outside in a special spot. But then she can go in her crate up until 7 am.
Larue Boyer
2025-07-21 22:45:39
Count answers
: 14
Make sure your puppy has eaten his last meal of the day at least three hours before bedtime. This gives him enough time to digest and use the bathroom before bed. Take a walk and have a final, gentle playtime about an hour before bed. When puppies are young, they need to go to the bathroom every two to four hours. If your puppy cries during the night, is awake or unsettled, and it has been at least a few hours since he last went to the bathroom, then assume he needs to go again. Quietly take your puppy out without interacting much or playing with him. As soon as your puppy goes to the bathroom, immediately go back inside and quietly go back to bed.
Read also
- Should you walk your dog before bedtime?
- How long should a decompression walk be?
- Do walks help dogs with anxiety?
- Do dogs like being walked at night?
- How long should you decompress your spine at home?
- How long should you walk for recovery?
- Are night walks good for dogs?
- Do walks mentally stimulate dogs?
- Can dogs hold pee for 12 hours overnight?