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Subject: insomnia

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Jen

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Date Posted: 00:04:46 06/07/06 Wed

Hi there, your question board and site is amazing and so informative! I'm actually fostering a white peke and am guessing by his size and weight that he is a mini peke. Because he's a rescue they think he's between 8-10 yrs and unfortuantely the poor guy has 4 legs but only 3 paws. He was kept in a cage most of his life and only ever taken out to be played with occassionally. I am in the process of trying to tackle his aggression / biting (thankfully he has never drawn blood) but my main concern at the moment is my total lack of sleep! He whines and yelps for attention from 2am -7am every hour!

I live on my own and work all day. I leave the radio on for him during the day and i take him for as long a walk as he can manage in the mornings and before i go to bed. (due to his background this is the first time he's ever been outside for walks and his age inhibits long walks). Despite this, he still wakes up whining. it doesn't seem to make a difference whether he sleeps in the living room or my bedroom. the only thing that stops it for a little while is petting him or feeding him (even though he gets fed just before i sleep). The ear plugs don't work for me and i can't ignore him to long as the neighbours will soon complain.

will the water strategy work as well? am i doing anything wrong?

any advice would be much appreciated!
thanks
jen

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Re: insomnia	Diane Stepple	07:24:06 06/12/06 Mon