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Do Dog Owners Who Share Beds with Their Pets Sleep More Soundly?

Activity trackers found 25 volunteers and 38 dogs slept equally well together, while humans were more likely to disturb their pets.

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The nighttime movements of humans and their dogs were found to be "strongly correlated" in new research.

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Many women and masters sleep with their pet in bed, even if they feel like they've often woken up in the morning. Researchers have checked this out.

·Hamburg, Germany
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If after a troubled night you want to blame a dog that's turned around, scientists advise you to take it slow. A new study shows that sleeping with a pet is not linked to a marked deterioration in the objective indicators of human sleep. Moreover, it is much more common for the host to move at night. The work was published on 7 October in the scientific journal PLOS One.

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Spiegel broke the news in Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday, October 7, 2026.
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