Why Do Dogs Love To Sleep So Much
Dogs are very protective animals thus apart from being pets, dogs are as well utilized for guarding purposes. However, the dog that is supposed to guard the family and the property may be sleeping soundly. Dogs are animals that eat well and sleep well. Are you aware that dogs sleep a good 13 hours or more every day? The hours spent sleeping would differ from breed to breed but generally, dogs would spend half of their lives sleeping.
What makes dogs sleep so long? The sleeping habit of a dog is influenced by a number of factors. The age, the personality as well as the activities would have a significant impact on the length of time spent sleeping. Because older dogs are less active, more time will be spent sleeping. Working dogs may want to sleep just like any other dog but because of the work they perform less time would be spent sleeping. However, dogs have the ability to be asleep in an instant so that after the work is done, the rescue or the herding dog will be seen on its way to dreamland.
Dogs may appear to be sleeping all the time but they also wake up more often. Dogs too experience the rapid eye movement and slow wave stages of sleep but unlike human sleep that is generally uninterrupted, dog’s sleep would be constantly interrupted. A sleeping dog will be easily awakened by any unusual sound, movement and scent given the fact that these animals have very sensitive senses.
People would sleep all day if they have nothing else to do. Dog owners that leave the pet at home all day without leaving a toy can either have pet that loves to sleep or a destructive pet that chews furniture and digs tunnels in the garden. Surely, a dog owner would rather have a dog that sleeps all day than a dog that becomes destructive.
The dog’s sleeping area may be responsible for the dog’s fondness to sleep. Dogs kenneled outdoors would have to endure discomfort associated with the change in the weather thus these pets may not be able to have long sleeping times. Pampered dogs on the other hand, are not only allowed to live outside the house. These dogs are either provided with well padded comfortable beds if not allowed access to the master’s bed. The comfortable bed will entice the dog to sleep.
Why do dogs sleep so much? This and questions about first aid for dogs are answered at Sarah’s Dogs.
