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Jan
Do Dogs Require More Sleep Than Humans. On average most dogs spend about 50 of their day sleeping about 12 hours in a 24-hour period. In comparison many animals require much more sleep. And surprisingly active dogs may sleep less than dogs that are sedentary for most of the day. However the truth is that they also wake up more than we do.
However the truth is that they also wake up more than we do. In comparison many animals require much more sleep. Human newborns require up to 17 hours of sleep in a 24-hour period and adult humans require 79 hours of nightly sleep 2. Dogs sleep a lot more than people do and they sleep when their bodies say they need sleepunlike people who have busy schedules and dont always listen to the signals from their bodies. And if you enviously exclaim. On average most dogs spend about 50 of their day sleeping about 12 hours in a 24-hour period.
Larger dogs tend to sleep more hours a day than smaller dogs do although this is not true for every breed.
Larger dogs may sleep up to 18 hours a day even if they are not senior dogs. As well as noting how long the animals slept for they looked at how much time they spent in rapid-eye movement REM sleep. Lucky dog youre not to blame But the fact remains that dogs have very different sleep cycles than humans. Human sleep is of higher quality. Dogs certainly sleep more than we do although there are animals who sleep even longer such as armadillos and koalas. Puppies and elderly dogs generally require more sleep than other dogs and sometimes as much as 18 hours a day.