You thought about it all weekend and you gave your guess, now you really want to know – How much sleep does a puppy need everyday?  Here’s the answer: How much sleep do puppies need everyday?

Answer:

Turns out the majority of puppies require 11-13 hours a day. Fitbark looked at various breeds in the newborn puppy phase and this is the data they found (see graph below).

You can see some breeds need a little less sleep even as puppies, for example the Yorkshire Terrier and Shih Tzu. While other breeds require more, such as Cavalier Spaniels and Corgi puppies.

Exploring this graph you can see that it also indicates the average amount of sleep needs for adult (orange) and senior (blue) dog breeds.

Now, how much sleep does your dog need?