How are you sleeping, my beloved dog? Healthy sleep of pet dogs as a factor of welfare

Pets living in urban agglomerations are subject to numerous risk factors that provoke health problems. One of these is a violation the “wakefulness-sleep” cycle. A sleep-deprived animal state serious stress, since this condition more difficult tolerate than food deprivation, making susceptible decline factors. Due problem, sleep hygiene plays an important role ensuring wellfare pet dogs. The article provides overview modern studies on specificities sleep-wake cycles domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris L.). Modern data general physiology mammal sleep, especially dogs, examined. Methods analyses features dogs and their possible disorders given. Also, we discuss influence co-sleeping person quality both.