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Do dogs generally sleep with their eyes open? I see peanut sleeping wide-eyed alot.

 

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I've seen cats do it, but only a dog on very rare occasions. That Peanut is definitely an original

 

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I tend to think so.

What other dog has no nipples and sleeps with their eyes open?lol

BTW, I thought that this was something dogs do to be aware of their surrounding? Like a genetic thing?

 

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Okay. No nipples and sleeps with her eyes open . . . Why am I suddenly thinking of "Men in Black"

 

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LOL...no...you dont think?..

 

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Peanut is an alien! Lol

 

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My guy sleeps with eye's open.

 

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Is it a normal trait of herding dogs?

 

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Misha does too - although sometimes the inner eyelid creeps across - blank white eyes - that looks just too weird!

 

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nedim said:

Is it a normal trait of herding dogs?

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He's not a herding dog so I wouldnt know


I really dont know if its normal or not, but he sleeps like that.

It does help him guard. I've seen him notice a squirl, or a lizzard while sleeping and just going for it.

 

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They have 3 eye lids, one of which is transperant. btw

 

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oriondw said:

He's not a herding dog so I wouldnt know


I really dont know if its normal or not, but he sleeps like that.

It does help him guard. I've seen him notice a squirl, or a lizzard while sleeping and just going for it.

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I know what you mean. Peanut can pick up any movement while shes asleep. The radar ears might be a help, though.lol

 

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I don't know if it's got anything to do with herding or guarding or if it's just an individual anomaly. Mine are guardian/drovers and trust me, those eyes are slammed shut, lol! Bimmer will sometimes sleep with his eyes at half mast, but those big radar ears are always open.

 

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It varies. Rocky sometimes sleeps with his eye-lids half-way open and sometimes there fully shut.