Tess barking at 2:00 a.m.

Thanks Carrie. My thought was the same as yours. NO reward for waking up the house!!:D Star is SO food motivated, and that would only teach her to wake us up for a treat! My vet said the same as you...IGNORE HER!!! It is so painful to listen to her though. OF COURSE....The first time I ignored her, she really DID have to go out; was sick with an upset belly and had to poop bad. I felt so guilty when I came downstairs and saw she got sick by the door:( Let you know how it goes!!

Just like clockwork Tess is still waking up about 2 or 3 a.m. She's in another bedroom with the door closed, so I close my bedroom door, put in the earplugs and go back to sleep. I've just made up my mind that Tess will be allowed out of the crate on my terms, not hers. She will be 100% ignored until I get ready to respond to her. Hopefully sooner or later she'll stop this early morning nonsense!!!! In the meantime, I just hope my next door neighbor doesn't hear her. I would think that by now I would have gotten a complaint if he did.

Keep it up - it can't be easy!