Slept poorly today? Your pet can help!

Cuddling with a dog and cat in bed is a health risk?

The alarm clock rings, the head is booming, the eyes just do not want to open - have slept again bad? Maybe the dog can help! Because the presence of pets in the bedroom can significantly change the sleep of the owner. This was the result of an American study by the Center for Sleep Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona.

According to the study, 56 percent of pet owners allowed their animals to sleep in the bedroom. Most of the participants said that the animals either do not disturb or even have a positive effect on sleep. Only 20 percent of the subjects found the presence of the animals disturbing their sleep, the scientists report on their study results.

Living room yes - bedroom no?

In a previous TNS Infratest survey of dog and cat owners in Germany, more than three-quarters of respondents said their pets are allowed on the couch. In cats, the proportion was even 84.8 percent. The hairy four-legged friends had a particularly good time with singles. Here at least 60 percent of the animal mates are allowed to go to bed at least occasionally.

Man's best friend also in the bedroom?

Many a pet owner maintains a very close relationship with his pet. Where other people shit their noses, there is no limit to the bedroom door for real animal lovers. The positive effects of an animal on humans should not be underestimated. In this way, an animal can have a calming effect and radiate security, security and love, thus serving as a positive basis for a peaceful, firm and relaxing sleep.

That's unhygienic!

Many people find an animal in the bedroom unhygienic. However, if there are no allergic or asthmatic diseases in the case of the owner or the owner, the pet may even have a positive effect on the health, reports the magazine "GEO" in a contribution to the study results. For example, constant contact with the dog, cat, mouse and bird strengthens the body's defenses and soothing charisma, which in turn can have a positive effect on heart health. But with animals in bed, a special care of the animals is needed. Dogs and cats can carry ticks, fleas, worms and other parasites to bed unless they take the appropriate countermeasures. Also, the sheets should be washed more often than usual.

When it comes to the dog

Dogs are pack animals and would like to be on the side of their human companion for as long and often as possible. In this respect it is completely incomprehensible to the dog why the toilet door, the sofa or the bedroom should be closed.

Beware of the ranking

Animal psychologist Gabriele Zuske warns in the contribution of the "GEO", however, in dogs before a too lax handling, because with the dominant four-legged friends it could lead to ranking problems, if you let your best friend always sleep on the sofa or in bed. "In this case, it makes sense to assign the dog a place that can walk, so that he can always be close to his human being. If he occasionally goes down to his four-legged friend on the ground, the dog lacks nothing, and the bed and sofa are again free of annoying animal hair, "advises G. Zuske. (Fp)