{"id":19460,"date":"2022-03-25T11:05:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/"},"modified":"2022-03-25T11:05:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T11:05:40","slug":"are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Are dogs OK in the dark?"},"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\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/#Are_dogs_OK_in_the_dark\" title=\"Are dogs OK in the dark?\">Are dogs OK in the dark?<\/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\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/#Should_dogs_be_left_in_the_dark\" title=\"Should dogs be left in the dark?\">Should dogs be left in the dark?<\/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\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/#Do_dogs_dislike_the_dark\" title=\"Do dogs dislike the dark?\">Do dogs dislike the dark?<\/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\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/#Is_it_okay_to_leave_my_dog_in_the_dark\" title=\"Is it okay to leave my dog in the dark?\">Is it okay to leave my dog in the dark?<\/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\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/#Are_dogs_OK_sleeping_in_the_dark\" title=\"Are dogs OK sleeping in the dark?\">Are dogs OK sleeping in the dark?<\/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\/are-dogs-ok-in-the-dark\/#Do_dogs_get_scared_at_night\" title=\"Do dogs get scared at night?\">Do dogs get scared at night?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_dogs_OK_in_the_dark\"><\/span>Are dogs OK in the dark?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although some owners leaves lights on for their dogs to see in the dark, it is true that <b>dogs have much better vision in low light than humans. This is because of a part of their eyes called the tapetum, which makes them far more reflective. This gives the retina a second chance to absorb light.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_dogs_be_left_in_the_dark\"><\/span>Should dogs be left in the dark?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All this said, <b>it&#8217;s best not to leave your dog alone in the dark, especially not for extended periods of time. As discussed above, while they can see okay in low light, complete darkness is the same for them as it is for us  except that we can choose to turn the lights on when we need to move around, and they can&#8217;t!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_dogs_dislike_the_dark\"><\/span>Do dogs dislike the dark?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Can Dogs Be Afraid of the Dark? Are dogs afraid of the dark? is an ever-Googleable question, but <b>it&#8217;s rare that dogs actually have a standalone fear of the dark. Chances are, your veterinarian won&#8217;t diagnose your pup with nyctophobia, even if it might seem like darkness is the problem.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_it_okay_to_leave_my_dog_in_the_dark\"><\/span>Is it okay to leave my dog in the dark?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a common question, and the short answer is <b>yes  to an extent. Dogs can certainly see in the dark better than we can, but it&#8217;s generally thought that dogs don&#8217;t have the night vision prowess of their feline counterparts.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_dogs_OK_sleeping_in_the_dark\"><\/span>Are dogs OK sleeping in the dark?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Keep Their Sleeping Area Quiet and Dark: Mammals have circadian rhythms that are influenced by light15, so <b>it&#8217;s easier for your dog to sleep at night if it&#8217;s dark or dim. It&#8217;s also easier for them to sleep if they aren&#8217;t being interrupted by excessive noise.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_dogs_get_scared_at_night\"><\/span>Do dogs get scared at night?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like humans, <b>dogs can experience fearful feelings from time to time, and the reasons they get scared can vary too. For instance, dogs have very sensitive hearing, and as a result, they can become easily restless at night from loud noises.<\/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<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Are dogs OK in the dark?Should dogs be left in the dark?Do dogs dislike the dark?Is it okay to leave my dog in the dark?Are dogs OK sleeping in the dark?Do dogs get scared at night? Are dogs OK in the dark? Although some owners leaves lights on for their dogs to&#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-19460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19460"}],"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=19460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19460\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}