5 month old puppy is suddenly whining a bit when I'm home but in other rooms. His pen/crate is in a separate room which I've used for a 1 up / 2 down schedule and haven't had any issues he usually settles in 10 mins then sleeps for at least 1.5hrs and then would be calm alone in the pen until I let him out. On the "up" time I let him hang out with me in home office or living room so we're together.
Recently it seems like he's more anxious in there. He still settles quickly but only sleeps an hour, and then softly whimpers, nothing crazy just a little tiny whimper periodically signaling he's up basically.
Schedule has been a mess over the holidays so maybe he's just been getting too much attention/not enough alone time in recent weeks? But is 1 up / 2 down now too much sleep at this age should I reduce it a bit? He sleeps 10 hours over night and nap schedule takes him up to 18-19 hours total per day.
He seems ok if we leave the house for a bit for errands, just seems like he knows when we're home but in other rooms.
Any other tips to prevent regression here?
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