MAKING YOUR DOG’S DAY MORE REWARDING
As we have already mentioned, our dog’s daily life is boring. The best we can do for them is to fill these periods with exciting activities for them. Our dogs would quickly adjust their routine to fit ours if they are going to get attention from us, in fact, there is a likelihood that your dog is already doing that now hoping that you give them the needed attention.
i. Provide them with toys to engage them when you are not around, puzzle toys are usually good for dogs who like mental activities, Rawhides, and chew toys, and good for one that wants to ease teething pains and exercise their teeth.
Just be sure to choose the toys that fit your dog’s character and personality
ii. Schedule daily walks and plan daily exercise routines for your dog. Whether you do this yourself or you hire someone to do it, your dog will be appreciative of the fact that he or she is able to explore their surrounding, understand, and feel safe in the system you have created.
iii. Create time for yourself and your dog. Your dog wants to bond with you more than anything you can provide. Create an environment in which your dog would feel part of, whether it is time to play with you and the family or just time to sit still and enjoy the quiet moment.
Whatever it is, the main thing is to do something with your dog that makes them feel part of the family.
WHY DO DOGS WAKE UP SO EASILY?
The simple answer to this question is that dogs are very light sleepers, even though they sleep very quickly, their sleep cycles are very short.
To explain more, dogs go through different stages when they sleep, their sleep cycles are like that of human beings, the only difference is that while a single sleep cycle is enough for a human being and lasts a longer period (seven to nine hours), Dogs have shorter sleep cycles. This cycle is repeated over and over again for the twelve to fourteen hours of their sleep.
A dog sleep cycle is like this, their breathing rate slows down at the beginning and in about ten minutes they enter deep sleep, the next stage is spent in a dream state and they wake suddenly, in a high breathing rate, beginning another five to ten minutes of a slow descent into sleep again.
Learn more about dog sleep here WHY DOES MY DOG WHIMPER IN HIS SLEEP?
Basically, even though your dog is asleep, most of the time in the same period, they are also awake.