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Sleep in Individuals Sharing their Sleep Environment with Dogs: Pilot Study

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Bruna P Bertocco, Lucila BF Prado, Luciane BC Carvalho, Ariadne JF Prado and Gilmar F Prado

Introduction: Pets are increasingly sharing a bed with their owners, regardless of social class. Methods: We interviewed 50 Dog owners, at the Neuro-Sono Outpatients Clinic. The semistructured interviews were designed to collect information about the place where it was allowed to sleep (same bed as owner, elsewhere in owner’s bedroom, or elsewhere in the home) and if the owners’ sleep is better or worse sharing the bed with their dogs.

Results: Of the 49 participants who made up the final sample, 43% (21 of 49) allowed their dogs to sleep in the bedroom, whereas 57% (28 of 49) had their dogs sleep elsewhere in the home.... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9639.1000160

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