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1 year, 9 months ago

Why do dogs sleep so much?

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bunnyphuphu | 1 year, 6 months ago
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A normal adult dog will typically spend half their life sleeping. Dogs sleep like humans with REM and the other cycles of sleep, but they wake up more frequently than we do. It's like they take cat naps throughout the day.

Many factors will play in the amount of time a dog will sleep. Environment, the amount of time they actually work, etc. A dog like that spoiled Bulldog in the picture just has a great and comfortable environment in which to snooze. Dogs can actually sleep out of boredom too, so make sure your dog is stimulated and entertained throughout the day if you think your dog is sleeping more than 12 hours.

http://www.thedogbowl.com/PPF/category_ID/0_140/dogbowl.asp

It could be worse. You could have a Chihuahua like Paco in the video. In that case, your dog will be sleeping 24/7.
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allaboutourdogs | 1 year ago
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Dogs sleep so much because like wolves in the wild they need to conserve energy for them to have energy to hunt for prey.

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