Is it good to let your dog sleep in your bedroom?
It’s quite a dilemma ain’t it? To allow or not allow your dog to sleep next to you on your bed. While some love to cuddle their furry buddies during their sleep time, others out of force are made to bring their pet to their bed just to avoid losing their sleep when their pet decides to throw any nightly tantrums.
A new research done by Mayo clinic helps us to better understand if letting a dog sleep in the bedroom helps or affects a person’s quality of sleep. According to Lois Krahn, M.D, the author of the study from Mayo clinic, states that most people believe that having a pet sleep with them disrupts the sleep. But in the study, it has been found that many people derive security and comfort with the knowledge that their pet is sleeping close to them and helped them get a good night’s rest.
The Mayo clinic sleep study included 40 adults with their dogs, who either slept on the bed with them or elsewhere in the house. Their sleep pattern was observed close to five months. For a week, both the owners and their dogs wore activity trackers to monitor their sleep habits.
It was observed that sleeping with the pets helped most of the people get a good night’s sleep. It was therefore noted that allowing a single dog to sleep in their owner’s bedroom does not affect the quality of human sleep. People who slept with their dogs in their bedroom were able to get sufficient amount of sleep.
The changing relationship between pets and their caregivers over a period of time is responsible for this. A lot of people spend less amount of time with their pets during the daytime. In order to spend quality time with their pet, most pet owners allow their pets to their bed during bedtime.
On the other hand, there are some exceptions that make sleeping with one’s pet not so easy. People suffering from asthma, pet allergies and those that have low immunity must not be encouraged to sleep with their pet.
As it has now been found that having your pet close to you at night allows you to get quality sleep, you can go to sleep with the knowledge that sleeping with your pet is good for your well-being!
