It is not only recently that some dog owners sleep with their dogs. In olden times, some cultures, like the aboriginal Australians, slept with their dogs. While some raise health issues, it may be the owner who knows best. If he does not have any issues with allergies and he keeps his favorite pet free from any skin disease by regularly going to the vet, there may be no issue regarding health concerns.
The main issue is the quality of sleep your pit bull may be getting. Dogs may wake up at the slightest movement, sound, light, and scent. And because some dogs are over-protective of their owners, your dog may be guarding you for the most part during the night. Your dog may also find it harder to cope with separation anxiety if you sleep together. Like humans, sleep is very much essential to dogs. Lack of sleep in dogs has many adverse effects. If you have a pit bull, making sure that it takes quality sleep will benefit your dog and you.
Sleep deprivation can make your dog cry and whine during the night which may disturb you from your sleep. During the day, you will surely miss the energy it imbibes on you as your pit bull may become sluggish and disoriented.
Your pit bull may also become grumpy because of lack of sleep. This is because of the buildup of stress hormones that can trigger aggressiveness and other behavioral changes.
Moreover, sleep deprivation can also weaken the immune response of your beloved pit bull. One of the best ways to induce your dog into quality sleep is exercise. You only have to ensure that they have physical exertion during the day like running in your yard, playing with toys, or simply jumping over and over again just to sit on your lap. The most that you may do to exercise your dog is take it with you when you go for your morning walk.
Like humans, exercise will make your dog sleep better at night. Doing all the things that it desires during the day will prevent restlessness in dogs during the night. Having a pit bull as your pet means that you should take time to understand its personality or is it animality? Always be reminded that dogs develop bad behaviors when not trained the right way, mishandled, abused, unsocialized, or socialized with a wrong pack of dogs. Knowing that sleep can alter the behavior of dogs should let every dog owner make sure that their pets get the necessary sleep during the night and day.
One way to ensure that it is always a loyal and affectionate pet, which always reciprocates our affection and care, is to help it have enough quality sleep all the time. Photo by remitaylor on Flickr. But, like dolphins, they also partake in unihemispheric rest. As for giraffes? They sleep in short bursts and prove capable of falling into deep sleep phases quickly and irregularly.
What about other animals? Horses nap for approximately 15 minutes at a time, either lying down or standing. They get their best sleep in groups, with at least one individual keeping watch over the rest of the herd. As you can see, animals have developed amazing and unique ways to get a little sleep while staying safe from predators. But how do bullfrogs fit into the mix? Are bullfrogs unihemispheric sleepers like dolphins and Alpine swifts, or do they indulge in short power naps like giraffes and horses?
Are the myths true about bullfrogs not requiring any sleep at all? But these brief dalliances with a nap never quite reach an inattentive state. Instead, consider them binge sleepers. If this is the case, it may be worth mentioning to your vet to ensure they are at peak health, and no underlying issues are taking place. If the amount your Pitbull is sleeping is bothering you or causing some anxiety, get up and get more active with them, which is also something we will touch on shortly before wrapping up this post.
Pitbull puppies and puppies of all dog breeds tend to sleep much more than a typical matured dog. They are exhausted from separating from their family, adapting to a new environment and are quickly exhausted.
A Pitbull may sleep in this position because they enjoy it or because it is comfortable for them. Again, if your Pitbull is sleeping in the upside position, I would not worry about it and go about your day. If you feel like this is too much for your Pitbull to be sleeping and want to change the routine, it is straightforward to do. The more you give a Pitbull to do, and the more they are active, the less they will sleep, and ultimately, the healthier they will be mentally and physically.
In general, unless your Pitbull is older or suffering from illness or injury, sleep and sleeping habits are nothing that you need to be overly concerned with. A Pitbull will sleep a good portion of the day and when nothing else is presented for them to do.
Be sure never to neglect your Pitbull and provide love and affection, and they will make for excellent family pets. As always, Luna and I appreciate you stopping by and reading today, and we will see you again next time.
Josh founded TerrierOwner. Pitbull Terriers are a dog known for high-energy and heavy exercise demands.
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