{"id":11865,"date":"2022-03-25T10:51:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T10:51:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T10:51:06","slug":"is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it bad to cuddle with your dog on the couch?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Is_it_bad_to_cuddle_with_your_dog_on_the_couch\" title=\"Is it bad to cuddle with your dog on the couch?\">Is it bad to cuddle with your dog on the couch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Is_it_bad_to_cuddle_with_your_dog_at_night\" title=\"Is it bad to cuddle with your dog at night?\">Is it bad to cuddle with your dog at night?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Why_you_shouldnt_let_your_dog_on_the_couch\" title=\"Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog on the couch?\">Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog on the couch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Why_does_my_dog_cuddle_with_me_on_the_couch\" title=\"Why does my dog cuddle with me on the couch?\">Why does my dog cuddle with me on the couch?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Is_it_okay_to_snuggle_with_your_dog\" title=\"Is it okay to snuggle with your dog?\">Is it okay to snuggle with your dog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Is_it_bad_to_cuddle_your_dog_too_much\" title=\"Is it bad to cuddle your dog too much?\">Is it bad to cuddle your dog too much?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Should_you_snuggle_with_your_dog_at_night\" title=\"Should you snuggle with your dog at night?\">Should you snuggle with your dog at night?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-it-bad-to-cuddle-with-your-dog-on-the-couch\/#Is_it_bad_to_sleep_with_your_dog_every_night\" title=\"Is it bad to sleep with your dog every night?\">Is it bad to sleep with your dog every night?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_bad_to_cuddle_with_your_dog_on_the_couch\"><\/span>Is it bad to cuddle with your dog on the couch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>There is nothing bad about cuddling with your dog on the couch. Except ours can be a bit of a couch hog. There is nothing bad about cuddling with your dog on the couch.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_bad_to_cuddle_with_your_dog_at_night\"><\/span>Is it bad to cuddle with your dog at night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A new study has looked at whether or not sleeping with your canine pet is a good idea, and under what circumstances it should be allowed. Share on Pinterest New research suggests that <b>dogs can be good night-time companions, just as long as they sleep in their own beds.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_you_shouldnt_let_your_dog_on_the_couch\"><\/span>Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog on the couch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Dogs are pack animals which means they think of their human family members as pack mates. When you allow your dog on your sofa or bed, <b>instinct tells them they are equal or above their humans in the pack hierarchy. For some dogs, this can lead to territorial behavior.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_does_my_dog_cuddle_with_me_on_the_couch\"><\/span>Why does my dog cuddle with me on the couch?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If so, <b>he probably feels bonded to you and finds your presence comforting. Not only that, but your body provides a source of warmth that dogs crave especially during cold weather. Keep in mind that while most dogs do love to cuddle, hugs can be stressful.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_okay_to_snuggle_with_your_dog\"><\/span>Is it okay to snuggle with your dog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Cuddling your dog isn&#8217;t just <b>good for your pet, but for you too. Cuddling can have multiple psychological benefits for both you and your furry friend. It reduces levels of Cortisol, the hormone that is responsible for stress, anxiety, depression and, worst-case scenario, breakdown.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_bad_to_cuddle_your_dog_too_much\"><\/span>Is it bad to cuddle your dog too much?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Yes, you can love your dog too much. To truly understand this you have to look at the correlation between love and behavior. A basic tenet of behavior is that animals, including both dogs and people, will repeat behavior that rewards them in some way and will not repeat behavior which does not.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_you_snuggle_with_your_dog_at_night\"><\/span>Should you snuggle with your dog at night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A new study has looked at whether or not sleeping with your canine pet is a good idea, and under what circumstances it should be allowed. Share on Pinterest New research suggests that <b>dogs can be good night-time companions, just as long as they sleep in their own beds<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_bad_to_sleep_with_your_dog_every_night\"><\/span>Is it bad to sleep with your dog every night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go ahead and sleep with your dog<b>it&#8217;s perfectly safe, as long as you are both healthy. In fact, sharing your bedroom with your canine companionas long as he isn&#8217;t under the coversmay actually improve your sleep, according to recent research published by Mayo Clinic Proceedings.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is it bad to cuddle with your dog on the couch?Is it bad to cuddle with your dog at night?Why you shouldn&#8217;t let your dog on the couch?Why does my dog cuddle with me on the couch?Is it okay to snuggle with your dog?Is it bad to cuddle your dog too much?Should&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11865"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11865\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}