Our 12-week-old Shepherd/Chihuahua/Everything mix, Betsy, is terrific: smart, cuddly, playful, house- and crate-trained, etc. But if she needs at least 18 hours of sleep each day, she's not getting it. When our day starts around 7am, she has a 90-minutes-on, 90-minutes-off cycle all day, give or take. That means she's used up her six hours of awake time by 7pm, but then she's typically up one more time after that – and predictably overtired and hyper and bitey.
What's a good strategy for addressing this? And how will her sleep needs change as she grows? Many thanks in advance for any advice.
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