Sleep is essential for the proper functioning of our body and a key ingredient to enjoy iron health. In the case of our dogs, sleep is also vitally important for their well-being . Therefore, we should not bother him or let anyone do it, when we see him sleeping soundly. It will be necessary to avoid loud noises, wake him up, repeatedly pass him by , etc.
Do you know that as a general rule an adult dog sleeps thirteen hours a day? Who sleeps eight to nine hours at night and completes the rest during the day? And that your deep sleep alternates in periods of five to twenty minutes with short awakenings ? The latter is a clear inheritance of the wolf that, living in the wild, cannot afford to sleep soundly for long, as it would be at the mercy of predators.
Dogs, being social animals that in nature would live in packs, prefer to rest with their humans . When we are not at home, they will settle in their favorite places, which in summer can be those where it is cooler and in winter in the warmest. It is highly recommended to reserve a bed for him, which will be placed in one of the areas that we see that he likes. In this way, the chances of him lying down on the sofa or in our bed are reduced , if we do not want him to.
Now we do tell you the most frequent postures that dogs adopt when sleeping and their possible meaning. You will understand your best friend a little better.
Seeing a dog sleeping belly up can get us more than a laugh and there are dogs that when they adopt this comical posture seem to smile.
When a dog sleeps on its belly, it is exposing its most vulnerable parts, that is, its throat, abdomen, chest and genital area so that, even if I am not saying it in words, your furry is at ease, it feels safe at home and not worried .
This sleeping posture is common in puppies and dogs that are nervous and easily excitable.
If you do not feel tenderness when you see your dog sleeping curled up, curled up on itself and even surrounded by its tail, you do not have blood in your veins, that is that clear. And apart from this, what does this posture mean when sleeping?
Dogs that sleep snuggled up tend to do so in the colder times of the year so as not to lose heat . There are some that curl up so tightly that they can even hide their snouts under their abdomen or their hind legs.
It is very typical of puppies but some adult dogs also sleep like this.
This posture when sleeping can indicate that the temperature in the room is a little low or even somewhat cold for our animal.
When the dog adopts this position to rest, it supports the sternum and the elbows of the front and rear legs on the ground. This position allows you to get up quickly if necessary , whether something catches your attention, alerts you or stimulates you.
This posture when sleeping is the most common . In it, the dog lies down on the sternum and supports its hind legs laterally on the ground. It is a posture that is halfway between a state of relaxation and alertness to possible stimuli.
Dogs usually sleep in this position when they take short breaks.
It is no coincidence that a good part of dogs sleep on their side and this position is very comfortable, it allows them to totally relax as well as enter the deepest and most restorative phases of sleep.
When a dog sleeps on its side, what it is telling us is that it is very comfortable, protected and that it feels comfortable where it is.
This posture when sleeping is more common in puppies and young dogs that, after a period of intense activity (they have a lot of energy), fall in any way.
There are also dogs that, by resting their abdomen on the ground, can cool off in hot weather. Does your dog sleep like this? It may be hot at home.
