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I was wondering if anyone has this problem with their Basset. Bogie curls up to sleep about eight each evening in the den with us while we are watching TV. We generally put him out around 10PM for the last potty trip before bed. Well, he's like a dead dog at 10, and we have a terrible time getting him to wake up so he can go out. He won't even raise his head for a cookie we hold under his nose.
Last night it took us a good ten minuets of poking, prodding, calling, bribing to get him up and out the door. When we try to make him stand up he just goes limp. Once out he will pee for a long time, and then heads for his crate in the bedroom when we let him back in. He sleeps in it beside our bed. He doesn't mind the crate, just hops in, eats his cookie snack, and snoozes until 6AM. How do you wake up a sleepy Basset for bedtime??
Last night it took us a good ten minuets of poking, prodding, calling, bribing to get him up and out the door. When we try to make him stand up he just goes limp. Once out he will pee for a long time, and then heads for his crate in the bedroom when we let him back in. He sleeps in it beside our bed. He doesn't mind the crate, just hops in, eats his cookie snack, and snoozes until 6AM. How do you wake up a sleepy Basset for bedtime??