Pet Corner: How to get puppies and young dogs to sleep through the night

"Dogs Trust’s recent survey, Generation Pup, followed the lives and behaviours of dogs as they grew up and investigated how dogs’ sleeping habits change in their first year of life."

Two of the puppies in Dogs Trust's care. Dogs Trust ‘Generation Pup’ study reveals puppies sleep less at night time than older dogs and 86% of dogs, given the option choose to sleep close to their owners.

We all know puppies snooze a lot, but a lot of this happens during the day and not necessarily when you’d appreciate it most — while you’re sleeping at night.

With more and more Irish people becoming dog owners in the past year, many have been struggling with how to get an energetic puppy or younger dog to go to bed at night and stay there without howling the house down.