Overview
- Multiple UK regional outlets recount the owner's step-by-step method that has Poppy sleeping roughly 8pm to 8am at four months old.
- She reframed evening restlessness as overtiredness "like toddlers" and found an earlier 8pm lights-out led to longer, calmer nights.
- Bladder control started from day one using a sling on outings, reaching about four hours between potty breaks within the second month.
- Her routine includes no water in the hour before bed, a covered and downsized, cosy crate to prevent accidents, and no cuddling on the human bed.
- She stays beside the crate to gauge distress versus attention-seeking, takes the puppy out if crying persists, and emphasizes patience, tailoring, and a hope to phase out the crate later.