>> Following on your advice, put him to bed last night with some of his toys
>> and there was no more destruction. Had always previously assumed no toys at bedtime to
>> make sure he knew that it was bedtime only but if it does the trick.....
Dogs have no concept of "bedtime" its a concept foisted on them by us to fit in with our lifestyle.
Fix up a trail cam on them and you will see at night its cycles of light sleep, sometimes but rarely periods of deep sleep* and lots of periods of being awake.
Your dog is a wolf, night time is a time of danger if you are on your own, if you are in the pack its a time for hunting and prowling. Its not a time for spending 7 hours in undisturbed slumber.
* Doggy deep sleep, that time when they have dreams chasing rabbits, growling, yipping, is only deep sleep because you are there and they know they have a lookout.
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