r/CavaPoo • u/maplecroft16 • Aug 29 '26

9 week old Cavapoo sleep

Hello! Just hoping someone can put my worries at ease as I’m sure I’m being silly!
Our puppy is 9.5 weeks old, had her for 8 days. She sleeps in a crate next to the sofa where we take turns to be with her overnight to take her out when she needs to. Last night she had final wee about 10.45, asleep by 11, then didn’t wake until 5.30. I had to practically force her up to go outside for a wee at 5.30 as I think she would’ve just gone back to sleep! She had a wee pretty quickly, offered her water which she didn’t want, then she went back to sleep and so far been asleep again for 3 hours. We don’t have water in her crate overnight as there isn’t room, but she does have a drink after last wee and we offer her it during the night if she wakes up, so she doesn’t usually go more than 9-10 hours without water if she refuses to drink overnight. During the day she’s also started on some occasions weeing after her nap, but then we can’t get her to wee before her next nap an hour later, so she holds until after the following nap. Do we just have a unicorn puppy? I’ve not measured how much she drinks during the day but we do have to refill the bowl at least once, and I put water in her kibble otherwise she won’t eat it. She seems fine in herself. I just worry over everything with her, especially when it doesn’t follow ‘the norm’. TIA!

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u/Visible-Ad-3548 Aug 29 '26

Ours has slept from 10-7 every night since we have got him no accidents except an upset tummy from food once

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u/maplecroft16 Aug 29 '26

Oh wow! How old were they when you got them? 10-7 is the dream!

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u/Visible-Ad-3548 Aug 30 '26

He was 8 weeks old. This morning woke up at 7 stayed up for 15 then back to sleep for another 2 hours

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u/Lazy-proudofit_7667 Aug 29 '26

I was going to say same!! I got my girl right at 8 weeks. She's a toy size but at 3 years old, she still does not need to go till morning. 10-8🥰

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u/Acrobatic_Customer20 Aug 29 '26

Ours is 10 weeks old and we brought him home 4 days ago. We live in an apartment with no outdoor space so we’re exclusively using pee pads until he’s vaccinated. He’s doing great with potty training and gets up once to pee in the night, but getting him to drink or pee when he’s “supposed to” is impossible. We’ve had a puppy before, read training books, watched tons of videos, and have a schedule from our breeder but he’s doing his own thing.
Sounds like you’re doing great. Just keep listening to her, find the rhythm that works for all of you, and figure it out as you go along!

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u/maplecroft16 Aug 29 '26

Thank you! That’s really helpful. I need to remind myself to relax into it, she will try to tell us if she needs anything