Most dogs sleep about half the day, says Nicole Savageau, a veterinarian with The Vets. That’s about 12-14 hours. This is heavily dependent on their age, however.

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Dogs have shorter sleep cycles that last 45 minutes at a time and only spend 10% of their sleep in REM, or the deep-sleep stage. Compare that to our 90-minute cycles with 25% of it spent in REM.

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However, your dog can sleep up to 15 hours a day before you should worry about their health, Purina reports. If they go above that threshold, it might be time to take them to the veterinarian .

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