How Much Does a German Shepherd Sleep?
Healthy adult German Shepherds sleep 12–14 hours, daily.
Factors Influencing a German Shepherd's Sleeping Habits
How long a GSD sleeps in a day can reduce or increase due to the following:
Age
Puppies and older GSDs sleep more (20 hours, daily) compared to adult GSDs that sleep for 12-15 hours.
Intense Exercise
German Shepherds are pro-active dogs that can exercise all day.
Hence, they sleep more when they get highly exhausted.
A Sickness
Though a sickness can make a GSD to sleep longer, a painful injury on his body could make it had for him to fall alseep.
Bad Diet
Based on how active your GSD is, he might need about 1200 to 2100 calories, every day and 18 - 22 percent proteins.
Unhealthy Sleeping Conditions
A bad sleeping condition, for example, a cold floor, could make a GSD not sleep well. Buy a comfy pet mattress for him.
Stress
Stress affects the sleeping pattern of German shepherds; hence they might sleep less than 12 or 15 hours, daily.
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