How Much Do Puppies Sleep At 9 Weeks Old. Why does your 8 week puppy need so much sleep. Although puppies are little bundles of energy they usually sleep 18 20 hours a day.
How much sleep your puppy needs may differ from breed to breed. For puppies catnaps have gone to the dogs because young dogs need 18 to 20 hours of sleep per day to rest their developing brains. Sleep is very precious and however adorable your little chap is you probably don t want to play with him at 3am.
On average 8 week old puppies sleep 20 hours a day including naps throughout the day and 14 16 hours at night.
Ian dunbar wed 11 21 2007 10 48 ch 2. On average 8 week old puppies sleep 20 hours a day including naps throughout the day and 14 16 hours at night. Is your puppy sleeping too much. Puppies from 8 to 12 weeks old may seem to go from zero to 60 out of nowhere then suddenly pass out to nap within minutes of being in overdrive.
