Dogs need an average of 15 hours of sleep a day, which is probably already the total amount of sleep time for most working people in Hong Kong over three days. Isn't that enviable?!
Actually, it's in their nature, because before dogs became pets to humans, they lived in the wild and had to hunt.So when they haven't caught any prey, to conserve most of their energy, they choose to sleep and rest.
Light sleep vs deep sleep
Although dogs sleep a lot, they often only enter light sleep because they need to rest while staying alert to their surroundings. Deep sleep occurs only when they are truly resting.
How to tell if a dog is in light or deep sleep?
Light sleep: Breathing is steady and deep, and eye movement is slow.
Deep sleep: Usually starts about 20 minutes after a nap, lasts about 2-3 minutes, with some muscle twitching, fingers stretching, snoring, and rapid eye movement.
Dog dreams occur during deep sleep!
What do dogs dream about?
Some scientists conducted research using mice. They recorded the brainwaves of mice while they were navigating a maze and then compared them to the brainwaves of the same mice while they were sleeping.
They found that some of the brainwaves were the same, indicating that the mice were dreaming about navigating the maze. This proves that animals can dream.
Another psychologist from Harvard University mentioned that a dog owner said his dog doesn't like taking a bath and always hides between his legs after bathing.
One day, after the dog woke up, it hid between its owner's legs, so the owner guessed that the dog must have just dreamed about taking a shower!
So, if you see your dog sleeping and wagging its tail next time, you should tiptoe and lower your voice, so you don't disturb your dog from having a sweet dream!
Reference link:
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