Hola Chicos,

Midori was about one month old when we adopted her. She slept quite often through out the day and well into the late evening. At around 2:00 a.m. she’d be up and ready for our undivided attention.

Fortunately for her, my other half is a night owl, while I am a dedicated early bird. So far the new addition has been an interesting transition.

Well, first it was rather simple to put Midori back to sleep. Just set her down on a cushioned surface and she’d sleep. That lasted about one day.

Second, I thought of some bed time stories or rather, soft singing. Midori was so cute, just fell for my trick, and was fast asleep. That lasted about two or three nights.

Third the soft singing and bed time stories did not work at all, as soon as we’d put her down inside her “dog den” she’d wine, yelp, and cry. Desperate to keep her quite for the sake of the neighbors, I scanned my MP3 player and landed on one of Kelly Clarkson’s songs. She fell right to sleep. I set it on repeat the whole night and well into the morning. That worked for about four days.

Fourth and presently we’ve moved her to our bedroom and she sleeps right next to my bedside on a soft cushion. But getting her to go to sleep was a bit of challenge. She wanted attention and did not want to back down. So, we were both really desperate for some idea.

My other half’s family has a little doggy named Lira. When Lira’s friend would come by and stay for the weekend, she’d get a bit jealous that Alex gets a lot of attention.

The last time we visited his family, Alex was there for the weekend. In the afternoon he hung out with my other half and I. Lira quickly followed and saw that Alex got all my attention. She sat next to him and I, closed her eyes, and started snoring. Alex quickly followed.

Right when he fell asleep Lira got up and started playing with me. The snoring was her idea and it really works. Every night, I play “snoring” and low and be hold our little puppy falls right to sleep.

So far this is working. I only hope that this trick will stick because I am fresh out of ideas.

Ciao,

O