Llera noted in an article written for VCA Animal Hospitals. Others are annoyed when their dog snores too loudly,' Dr. 'Light sleepers are awakened when their dog rolls over, kicks, or scratches. Ryan Llera believes co-sleeping with a dog presents a problem for light sleepers. 'As long as you are still sleeping soundly and there is no resource guarding.'

Patricia McConnell, Applied Animal Behaviorist and author of The Other End of the Leash, sees no problem with allowing your dog on the bed. 'Humans with a single dog in their bedroom maintained good sleep efficiency however, the dog's position on/off the bed made a difference,' the researchers concluded.Īn English bulldog enjoys morning in bed of his owner in Moscow, 14 January 2005. Some dogs are also known to snore, further adding to the risk of a disrupted sleep.Īccording to a 2018 exploratory study of human-dog co-sleeping, Do Dogs Disrupt Their Owner's Sleep, researchers found co-sleeping with a dog 'appears to result in measurable, but relatively mild, reductions in overall sleep quality' but advised weighing any detrimental impact against the benefits of co-sleeping.Īnother study published in the 2017 edition of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings, The Effect of Dogs on Human Sleep in the Home Sleep Environment, showed that having a dog sleep in your room improves your sleep, but having a dog sleep in the bed with you does not. Tim Graham/Getty Images Can Dogs Disturb Your Sleep?ĭepending on the breed, size and temperament, a dog in the bed may disturb your sleep by tossing and turning or simply by taking up too much sleeping space.

A black and tan Jack Russell terrier puppy sleeps in his bed, England, United Kingdom.

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