ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2020
Sleep Duration and Behaviours: A Descriptive Analysis of a Cohort of Dogs up to 12 Months of Age.
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- A mixed-method survey to understand the role of dog welfare organisations in Ireland, including reported challenges and potential solutions.Irish veterinary journal · 2023Article
- Effect of an intervention of exercise on sleep and seizure frequency in idiopathic epileptic dogs.The Journal of small animal practice · 2023Article
- Emotional Arousal Impacts Physical Health in Dogs: A Review of Factors Influencing Arousal, with Exemplary Case and Framework.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- The Long-Term Influence of Puppy Acquisition on Physical Activity: Results of a 3-Year, Longitudinal, Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Sleep Characteristics in Dogs; Effect on Caregiver-Reported Problem Behaviours.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Pets and their owners during the first COVID-19 lockdown period: Perceived changes in routines and emotions - An exploratory study.Journal of veterinary behavior : clinical applications and research : official journal of : Australian Veterinary Behaviour Interest Group, International Working Dog Breeding Association · 2022Article
- Daytime and nocturnal activity in treated dogs with idiopathic epilepsy compared to matched unaffected controls.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2021Observational
- A functional linear modeling approach to sleep-wake cycles in dogs.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Evaluation of risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in dogs.Journal of veterinary internal medicineArticle
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Abstract
Sleep is a vital behaviour that can reflect an animal's adaptation to the environment and their welfare. However, a better understanding of normal age-specific sleep patterns is crucial. This study aims to provide population norms and descriptions of sleep-related behaviours for 16-week-old puppies and 12-month-old dogs living in domestic environments. Participants recruited to a longitudinal study answered questions relating to their dogs' sleep behaviours in surveys issued to them when their dogs reached 16 weeks (n = 2332) and 12 months of age (n = 1091). For the statistical analysis, subpopulations of dogs with data regarding sleep duration at both timepoints were used. Owners of 16-week-old puppies perceived their dogs to sleep longer during the day and over a 24 h period, but for less time during the night than owners of 12-month-old dogs. At both timepoints, dogs were most commonly settled to sleep by being left in a room/area without human company. However, of dogs that had access to people overnight, 86.7% and 86.8% chose to be around people at 16 weeks and 12 months of age, respectively. The most common sleeping place was in a kennel/crate at 16 weeks (49.1%), and a dog bed at 12 months (31.7%). Future research within this longitudinal study will investigate how sleep duration and behaviours change with age and impact on a dog's health and behaviour.
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