My 8-month-old puppy has been a champion sleeper since day 1. She's been crate trained since we got her at 8 weeks. Her crate is a happy place for her. Two to three naps a day and she sleeps at least 12 hours straight through at night. Today, however, she won't stay asleep for me. She's not sick, injured, bored or overtired, and she doesn't have unmet needs. I do ALL the things for her. She goes in crate, let's me cover her with her blanket, I sit with her for a bit, then close the door super quietly and leave the room. I have white and brown noise playing. The house is quiet. But today, she wakes up every single time I try to leave. I tried three or four times to get her down for a nap so far. Is this adolescence? Separation anxiety related to adolescence? Any tips on what to do? I don't want to just let her cry, but I don't want to reinforce the whining if I leave her. If I were to sit on the couch with her she would sleep on my lap. It's like she's sleeping with one eye open waiting to hear me leave. TIA.
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