Dogs have radically different sleep habits to humans, and on average sleep 12 to 14 hours a day in 45 minute bursts. In the wild dogs[0] are crepuscular, meanin

Dogs have radically different sleep habits to humans, and on average sleep 12 to 14 hours a day in 45 minute bursts. In the wild dogs[0] are crepuscular, meaning they're most active in the twilight hours anyway. Spending the middle of the day at home isn't a huge problem if there are enough hours of activity at the start and end. I grew up with a lab/kelpie cross, on a 10 acre block with cattle and sheep on it, and he was fine snoozing most of the day because he could run around in the morning and afternoon until exhaustion every day. The other animals kept him active, and we walked him twice a day for a few kilometres total at the same time as other dogs were out for a walk. [0] "In the wild" meaning feral dogs