What Dogs Really Do at Night

While many articles explore how much dogs sleep during the day, surprisingly little is said about their nighttime sleep.

Normal sleeping hours

While puppies and senior dogs need a lot of sleep, your adult dog should get at least 13 hours a day.

Your dog should sleep at least 6 to 8 hours at night with another 4 to 8 hours of sleep during the day so they total around 12 hours of sleep in a 24-hour cycle.

Dogs do sleep a lot and spend around 50% of their time in pure sleep, 30% dozing or relaxing, and just 20% really being active which comes out at 19 hours of some sleep-like state for dogs.

Dogs need a lot of rest

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Do dogs sleep all night

Yes, adult dogs usually sleep all night alongside you in their bed assuming your dog is healthy, potty-trained, and on a proper sleep schedule.

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