My dogs sleep a lot. A really lot. So I decided to see if I could find the real answer to “how much do dogs sleep?” According to Sleep and Dreams in Dogs and Cats:
Under controlled laboratory conditions both cats and dogs sleep about 13 hours per day but they wake up more frequently than people do.
According to Planet Dog:
• Adult dogs spend approximately half their life sleeping,
typically 12 hours a day.• Some breeds need more sleep than others –
as much as 18 hours per day! (typically larger breeds).
I think mine sleep more than average – closer to the 18 hour limit. They sleep 8 hours a night with us. They sleep while we read or watch TV in the evening. And they sleep all day if we leave them inside. I’d bet they are only awake 4-5 hours a day during a normal day.
Buy your dog a good bed. Here’s one if they like turning in circles before they lie down.
How much do your dogs sleep?
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thanks for answering my question, i was getting worried about my dog because he’s fat and old now. he sleeps when we leave, he sleeps when im on the computer and watching tv, hes only up 2 hours to play and when he has to pee or when we are eating dinner
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Yes that makes sense. They sleep a lot because of course they can’t read along with us or watch TV with us so they don’t have a choice haha… Thanks for the article.
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We have a dog that is getting old. She is alone at home for about 7 hours when we go to work. She sleeps then. But at night she
wants to get out of the house 3 -4 times a night which means we do not get a good nights rest at all. Any suggestions please.
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