Is it normal for a chihuahua to sleep most of the day ( and night too! )?

Question

My chihuahua sleeps all day! He is always sleeping in the day and he still sleeps like a baby in the night. He is 5 years old now. And in the beginning I thought it was because he was still a puppy. But 5 years old? Not a puppy anymore!

Answer 1

This is normal surprisingly.. My chihuahuas are the same way.. They can sleep all day if they wanted to but I try to keep them active that way they can sleep better @ night.

Answer 2

No, its NOT Normal. Keep Him awake all Day long so that He has a Good Nights sleep and wont stay up all day the next day.  

Answer 3

I have a 6 month old Chihuahua who is always sleeping! She only wakes up when something is going on, or if I have food. As a matter of fact, she's sleeping right next to me at the moment. haha.  

Answer 4

Dogs sleep approx 18 hours a day.  

Answer 5

I have read that dogs sleep 50% of the day, they rest 30%, and 20% is for activity.

Answer 6

I would toss him the want ads and tell him to get a job.  

That's normal for a dog.  They'll sleep, or lounge around 20 hours a day.  In nature dogs are hunters, they burn a lot of energy tracking and taking kills.  When they aren't doing that they are resting.

For all we know they are grappling with problems of philosophy and physics, but alas we don't have the means to communicate with them.

Answer 7

Actually this is very normal. When a dog is not getting attention he sleeps 80% of the day and are only up when things are going on. Most people do not belive this because they say there dogs eyes are always open when they look at him, this is because dogs are actually extremly light sleepers and will continue to wake up and fall asleep.

Also it does not matter if your dog slept all day, he will still go to bed at night. Dogs are not humans, so they dont have the same body funtions. They dont need a reccomeded time of sleep or when they should get up, they are going to always be tired if nothing is going on.

Dogs cant not fall asleep.

Answer 8

my dog is so sleepy...he stays in my bed all day...and sometimes gets up to play,go out, and eat...so I guess its normal.