Dogs sleep more than 14 hours Generally speaking, dogs need 14 to 18 hours of sleep a day, but because they are very light sleepers, they will be divided into many periods of time to rest. They like to be a little high, with a soft, comfortable place to lie down or lie down, such as: on the sofa, low coffee table; also like to be in the dark, small space, such as: under the sofa, under the desk, dining table or under the coffee table, where the snooze is also more secure some. In addition, dogs are pack animals, they like to sleep with people or other companions, with a sense of security and warmth considerations, but also occasionally like to sleep more comfortable on their own. Sleep for dogs is necessary for the dog’s brain is actually similar to the human brain, while sleeping, the brain responds to the same crisis awareness mechanism, except for the skin and hearing will not “shut down”. Sleep also has the function of repairing cells, good sleep quality dogs are in good spirits, naturally, emotions are not easily stimulated and excited, the ability to learn will also be better than the poor quality of sleep dogs come. Some dogs, like people, will also have a wake up call, but basically a very short period of time, if it is with the owner to sleep in bed, it is possible that the owner turned over, the dog will get angry and bite people, this situation very often happens in the dog that has been wandering, or the dog has been treated improperly, as long as they give each other the appropriate space not to be disturbed or affected, so that the dog has the opportunity to feel safe, the next is The dog’s self-adjustment and the time of the problem. What kind of situation dogs will sleep restlessly sleeping place is too close to the door of the home, room door, the entrance, often people in and out, or a new member of the family, the nearby environmental construction, temple celebrations, thunder, firecrackers, may also be the dog is not very comfortable, or the owner has a tendency to over-activity, all day long, the dog has been observing the owner to do these, do those, its emotions are inevitably affected by The impact. All of the above can be adjusted slightly depending on the situation, or the use of pet security class, some tools (such as: sound insulation cotton, fence, fencing, etc.) to do a good job of environmental management. If there is an unavoidable weather phenomenon, you can usually do some sound stimulation exercises to adapt or the owner himself to soothe and accompany. Dogs can also dream, of course, it comes to the process of sleep. Sleep consists of five different stages, each stage cycle is presented in about 90 minutes, the first stage is quite shallow sleep, sleep and wake up. The second stage is when the brain starts to leave the state of consciousness, and there are brain waves that last a few seconds each time. Stages 3 and 4 are deep sleep stages, the difference lies in the change of brain waves, especially in stage 4 (slow-wave sleep) which is the most profound sleep period. The last stage is the rapid eye movement period, where the dog’s eyelids can be clearly seen to be beating rapidly, the brain becomes very active at this time, and dreams mostly appear at this time. the dog’s activity. After all, that’s what happens every day and every night. Dogs also have sleep apnea
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