What are a dog’s sleeping positions like?

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Dogs generally sleep 12 to 16 hours daily across light, deep, and REM stages. Most time is light sleep with some alertness, waking quickly to stimuli.

In deep sleep, body functions slow and they are hard to wake. In REM, eyes move fast and they may dream.

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