Not all dog lovers do it, but those who do share a bed with their furry dogs can experience benefits in their quality of sleep and in their health. According to science, letting your dog sleep with you is good, and we explain why .
Is it better to sleep with a human, a dog or a cat?
An investigation from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York, analyzed the sleeping habits of 962 women in the United States. A 57 percent of them slept with another human being, a 55 percent with a dog and a 31 percent with a cat.
The percent of the shows that he shared a bed with his dog, he used to have a more restful sleep than the rest , in addition to that they went to bed and got up earlier because, according to the researchers, the sleep cycles of dogs are similar to those of humans.
Sleeping with a furry can be even healthier than sleeping with a human, because “compared to human bedmates, it was perceived that dogs that slept in the owner’s bed disturbed sleep less and were associated with stronger feelings of comfort and security “, highlights the article published in the magazine Anthrozoös .
But the worst companions in bed turned out to be cats , as I investigated tion revealed that sleeping with a pussycat generates “weaker feelings of comfort and security compared to human companions and dogs.”
And while some people may love their dog very much, but not allowing you to use the furniture for hygienic reasons, these days when the relentless shadow of insomnia lurks, it may be a good option to consider .