Episode 87 – The importance of sleep in our pets – a conversation with Dr Carrie Tooley

Sleep!!!!

Honestly, this is a topic I have been thinking about so much lately and this amazing conversation with Dr Carrie Tooley just reinforces how important sleep is to the mental and emotional health of our pets and patients!

What you'll learn in this episode:

1. How sleep plays a role in emotional arousal and emotional regulation in our pets and patients.

2. How long our pets should actually be sleeping every day (this will surprise you, especially in puppies and kittens !!!).

3. What we can do in our homes to help our pets get consistently good quality sleep.

4. What we can do in our hospitals and clinics to help our patients get consistently good quality sleep.

5. What the amazing research and case report by Carrie tell us about the importance of sleep in our pets and patients.

Here are the studies by Carrie and colleagues which we talk about in the episode:

1. Tooley, C., & Heath, S. E. (2022). Sleep Characteristics in Dogs; Effect on Caregiver-Reported Problem Behaviours. Animals, 12(14). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12141753

2. Tooley, C., & Heath, S. E. (2023). Emotional Arousal Impacts Physical Health in Dogs: A Review of Factors Influencing Arousal, with Exemplary Case and Framework. Animals, 13(3), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13030465

If you'd like to get in touch with Dr Carrie Tooley: [email protected]

AND… if you'd like to know more about how to integrate sleep into your pet's and patients' lives, then have a look at my Learn To Speak Dog course, where I dive into this important topic in module 6!!

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I really hope you enjoy this episode; it is packed with so much information!

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