Understanding why sleep affects dog behavior starts with understanding how they actually sleep, writes Colette Kase, citing a recent literature review. She covers sleep’s effects on behavior, what good sleep looks like, stimulation timing, environmental factors and how cognitive decline disrupts the sleep-wake cycle as dogs age.
Kase’s article is written for veterinary scenarios but is equally informative for daycare and boarding personnel.
Source: AAHA Trends, July 17, 2026. Link.
Sleep is rarely the sole cause of a behavior concern, but you’re never going to have a negative outcome of getting more sleep.” – Tom Candy, BSc (Hons), MSc, CCAB, ABTC-CAB, CSBS, CDBC, CBATI-KA
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