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Old May 9th, 2005, 02:35 PM
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sleeping too much

How much sleeping is too much for a dog?

Odin sleeps...almost all day and all night! I know he has been sleeping more lately because it has gotten warmer, and I think he just loves to sleep in warm sunny spots!

He gets 4, 30 min walks a day minimum, and he is up and about on and off all day. Is that ok?

He's a bulldog so I assume this is normal. Today he got up for a walk at 5:30, was up till about 7 am, went back to sleep with me till about 10:30, then up again, ate breakfast, walk around 11:30, back home and he's been sleeping since then, on and off...
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Old May 9th, 2005, 02:42 PM
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How old is Odin?
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Old May 9th, 2005, 04:00 PM
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about 18 months old...
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Old May 9th, 2005, 04:11 PM
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We tallied up a normal day and Jemma and Boo sleep basically 18 hours a day. And they are awake around 6 hours. My doggies sleep a lot.
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Old May 9th, 2005, 04:17 PM
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Ok...so it's probably normal for him then.

yesterday he spent most of the day outside at my BF's parents house in the backyard, sleeping in the shade.
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Old May 9th, 2005, 04:18 PM
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Oh well, if he visited someone yesterday, chances are you won't see him at all today...
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Old May 9th, 2005, 04:41 PM
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My last dog use to sleep alot, now Tucker I wish he would sleep.
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Old May 9th, 2005, 05:27 PM
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Pup sleeps...

Hazel sleeps alot - but it is mostly during the day and then she wants to play during the night! She is getting better about sleeping at night - but she still thinks that she needs to get up at 3 am to eat (she likes her food ) but since we have her confined in our bedroom at night, I have to get up with her!
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Old May 9th, 2005, 05:53 PM
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I think Odin is perfectly normal. ..

I have been doing research about how much/how often cats sleep. . . (I could give you websites. . .although most of them are about cats ) The average does seem to be 16-18 hours a day.

I am home/around home most of the day (I'm not currently working) and it seems that every time I'M IN THE MOOD TO PLAY the kittens are sleeping and vice-versa!
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