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How Can My Dog Sleep So Much. Age is a HUGE contributor to how much a dog sleeps. Petplan looks at how much sleep is considered normal for your dog and why their sleep cycle is so different to ours Dog sleep. Whether you just brought a new puppy home or have had your best furry friend around for years you have probably wondered how they can spend so much time sleeping. Sometimes this can be natural or a symptom of something else.
Senior dogs sleep on average 16 to. So if there is only something interesting going on for say 4 hours per day your dog can relax during the remaining 2 hours where he would be ready to be active. For most dog owners its impossible to provide this much activity for their dog. Dogs in pain tend to sleep more often. Age is a HUGE contributor to how much a dog sleeps. If this is the case with your dog you can do the following things.
Thats because they have relatively shorter sleep cycles.
The average healthy dog spends about half of their day 8 to 14 hours sleeping another 20 percent of their day awake-but-lounging and about 30 percent of their day active 4 5. Scientists have noted that on average a healthy dog may sleep anywhere from 12 to 18 hours a day. Just like humans all dogs sleeping patterns vary and depend on a variety of. Dont worry they still love you and want you to know that its the natural thing for dogs to do. Active dogs also spend more time in actual non-REM and REM sleep and less time simply being drowsy. This is one of the best.