why does my dog sleep with his eyes open and snore?

Answer 1

Dogs often sleep with their eyes partially open. Depending on what breed he is, he may have a 'third eyelid' - really a clear membrane that provides extra protection for his eyes. Unless his eyes look red and sore when he wakes up he should be fine.

As for the snoring, he must be a deep sleeper.

Answer 2

I have two large dogs that do the same thing. My pit bull, who is eight, regularly snores and sometimes his eyes twitch a bit. When he's dreaming, his feet move very slightly and sometimes he does a muffled bark. My argentine dogo, who is 9 months old, is a very active dreamer. She snores, and her eyes are part way open, especially when she's dreaming. Sometimes she will actually move her feet like she's running. She often wakes me up by kicking me while she's dreaming! I would say as long as your dog doesn't seem bothered by open eyes, he's fine and as for the snoring this is a very normal thing. This is especially true for short snouted dogs (as per my experience with sleeping boxers, pugs, and boston terriers).

Answer 3

I do this too, lol. I remember reading that it's a common thing for dogs to do though, and nothing to worry about. Sometimes i wake up with my eyes so dry i can hardly blink for a few minutes and i know i've been sleeping for a short while with my eyes open. Don't know why this happens.

Answer 4

For the same reason some people sleep with their eyes open and snore. They just do.

Answer 5

it sounds like he may have sore eyes it may be due to the lack of liquid that comes from his eyelids it sounds like this is whats happening and he is more comfortable with his eyes open and as for the snoring most dogs snore ....

Answer 6

Yeah. It's pretty normal. All of my dogs slept with their eyes somewhat open like yours.Don't worry :]

Answer 7

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1. Repetition is the number 1 principle of dog training. Dogs just like humans learn by doing things over and over in order to get better.

2. Dog Training can and should be fun for both you and your new pet.

3. Training sessions should always be short but sweet. I never work a dog more than 15 minutes in a session to keep from losing the dog's attention. You should train you dog at least once a day but never more than three formal sessions a day.

4. Your goal should be that each training session is just a little bit better than the last one. You need to always strive to make the training better, slowly. I mention this because quite often I see people who do daily training sessions but the dog never gets better and it is not the dogs fault.

5. Having patients is very important in dog training. Losing your temper does not work with a canine it simply makes things worse.

6. Exercise is very important in the training process to get rid of all the dogs nervous energy.

7. Taking your pet for walks is very important because it develops serotonin which gives your dog a feeling of well being.

8. Always be sure to give your dog a bunch of praise in your training. It is your dog's paycheck for doing a great job.

9. Never hit your dog. I have heard people say I never hit my dog instead I roll up a magazine and swat it. It's the same thing... hitting is hitting.

10. After each training session be sure to do something that your dog will enjoy. Take it for a walk, throw the ball or maybe even rub its belly. Just do something that makes the dog look forward to the next training session.

These are things that I teach my dog training students as well as my dog training clients. I hope these things will give you something to think about when training your dog. Spend some time training your dog daily and you will both reap the benefits.

Answer 8

does he keep 1 brown eye open and is there a bad smell when he snores if so turn him around,ur lukin at the wrong end.

Answer 9

Sometimes my dog does this as well, its quite strange especially seeing as he's really wide awake, prehaps it is their way of trying to communicate with us or prehaps a weird version of a purr showing contentment!

Answer 10

My wife does that! Is she a dog?