It’s hard to pin down exactly which are the sleepiest dog breeds. All dogs sleep a lot, by human standards. Puppies are only awake for a few hours in 24, due to this initial stage of rapid growth, but even adult dogs sleep an average 12–14 hours. Senior dogs, too, will start to slow down and spend more time snoozing.
Certainly, some breeds lie down more than others – though whether they are sleeping or have one eye open to see if you’re making their dinner or a stranger’s at the door is debatable. There are low-energy, calm dog breeds, happy to curl up on the sofa or one of the best dog beds for hours on end. Others are frenetically active when they’re out on a walk or playing but seem to have an off switch. When they get home, they head to their bed and off to dreamland to recharge their batteries ready to charge around anew. So it’s not simply the case that the calmer the dog, the more it sleeps – sometimes quite the opposite.
