Do dog parents often feel that their dogs sleep 24 hours a day when they are fine, and their sleeping postures and states are different, which makes people feel helpless and funny? In fact, dog sleep is divided into three stages: light sleep, deep sleep, and deep sleep. Dogs eliminate fatigue by sleeping, so sleep quality is very important!

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​1. Fixed sleep time

Dogs do not have a fixed sleep time, so you can see them sleeping 24 hours a day. However, most dogs rest around noon and at two or three in the morning, and the length of sleep is not necessarily certain.

​2. Length of sleep

Puppies need longer sleep time, because dogs at this stage are in the development period, and they will develop faster if they eat and sleep well. Old dogs also need longer sleep time because their bodies are easily tired, so The time for rest and maintenance will be lengthened.

3. Protect your nose while sleeping

Dogs always like to cover their mouths and noses with their forelimbs when sleeping. The reason is that dogs have a more sensitive sense of smell, so they will instinctively protect their noses. This also means that dogs are always on guard around them so that they can do it in the shortest time. react.

Dogs sleep in different postures and states, which makes people look helpless and funny.

4. Dog’s light sleep state

Dogs also have different levels of sleep. Generally speaking, when a dog sleeps lightly, he or she will lie down in a crouching position, protecting his head, and often has one ear close to the ground. He will wake up if there is any slight movement around him.

5. Dog’s deep sleep state

When a dog relaxes into a deep sleep state, it is less likely to wake up than when it is in light sleep. Generally speaking, when a dog is asleep, he is less likely to be awakened by his owner, family members, or acquaintances, but he is still sensitive to unfamiliar sounds and will still respond quickly.

6. Dog sleeping state

Dogs will enter a deep sleep state when they are asleep and completely relaxed. They will sleep on their side and relax their body and limbs. It is difficult for dogs to wake up after sleeping, and sometimes they will make sleepy noises, such as moaning, barking, etc., and sometimes accompanied by twitching.

Note: Some people think that when a dog whines and twitches while sleeping, it means the dog is dreaming.

7. Light sleep and heterogeneous sleep

DogLight sleep means that the body is asleep but the eyes are closed, but it can be clearly felt that the eyeballs are still moving. If the dog is too alert, or other factors lead to poor sleep quality, it will cause the dog to be irritable and depressed in the long run.

8. Dog’s subconscious

Dogs will bring things they encounter while awake into their subconscious. This is a natural behavior of dogs. Stress response is the enemy of a dog's deep sleep. It will directly prevent the dog from resting, making it impossible for the dog to eliminate the fatigue of the body and brain through sleep.

Note: Stress response refers to a series of responses of animals without pathological damage after being exposed to adverse external stimuli.

9. Dog sleep frequency

The sleep frequency of dogs is mostly half that of humans, about 45 minutes. In other words, when a dog sleeps, the frequency with which his body and brain changes repeatedly between deep sleep and light sleep. Under normal circumstances, a dog's deep sleep state accounts for about 80% of the entire sleep.

10. Dog sleep stages

(1) Gradually becoming drowsy as if the eyes cannot be opened.

(2) The dog closes its eyes and enters a light sleep state.

(3) The dog enters a deep sleep state.

(4) The dog is completely asleep. The body and brain will eliminate fatigue at this time so that the dog can regain its physical strength and spirit.

(5) The dog gradually wakes up and starts to get up.

11. Influence of master’s work and rest

If the owner's schedule is abnormal, it will also disrupt the dog's schedule! The dog will also adjust its sleep time to match the owner's time, but this will cause confusion in the dog's biological clock, thereby affecting the dog's health.

Note: For the health of yourself and your dog, owners must change this bad routine!

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