Flat-Faced Dogs Get Worse Sleep Than Those With Longer Heads
As a result of their short skull structure, French bulldogs can have trouble sleeping.
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As a result of their short skull structure, French bulldogs can have trouble sleeping.
The head shape of flat-faced dogs plays a role in their unusual sleep patterns, from extended REM cycles to increased daytime drowsiness.
<p style="text-align:justify"><strong>Flat-faced dog breeds are popular all over the world. In the USA and in Hungary, the French Bulldog is currently the most common breed. However, their popularity comes at a high cost in terms of health: shortened skulls are associated with deteriorative brain morphology changes, breathing difficulties and sleep problems. According to recent <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s00429-023-02706-y" target="_blank">findings</a> by Hungarian researchers, flat-faced dogs sleep more because thei...
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