There are certain hazards to dogs sleeping next to people, such as causing skin allergies, breathing difficulties, and transmitting some zoonotic diseases to their owners. In addition, when a dog sleeps next to a person for a long time, it will increase the dog's dependence and make the dog more clingy. If the dog cannot see the owner for too long, it will easily develop feelings of anxiety and depression, and then have problems. Damage your dog’s mental health. Therefore, it is generally not recommended to let dogs sleep next to people. If you want your dog to sleep with people, you must also take deworming measures. At the same time, you must also pay attention to cleaning the dog's mouth, ear canal, and coat.
1. Skin allergies
For owners with sensitive skin, if you sleep with your dog, contact or inhalation of dog hair and dust contaminated by feces and urine will cause allergies. Allergies such as rashes, rhinitis, coughs, and asthma may occur, so it is generally not recommended for owners to sleep with their dogs.
2. Difficulty breathing
Most dogs are prone to hair loss, especially during the molting period. If they sleep next to their owners at this time, the hair will fall out. It will enter the respiratory tract with the owner's breathing. If things go on like this, it will cause a series of respiratory diseases, causing the dog to have difficulty breathing, asthma and other conditions.
3. Infection of some zoonotic diseases
Because dogs often go to lawns or dirty places to play, they can easily carry some pathogens, such as ectoparasites and Toxoplasma gondii. worms, leptospirosis and other diseases, if the owner does not pay attention to deworming the dog, or even lets the dog sleep next to people, it is easy to be infected, especially the elderly and children with weak resistance.
4. Increase the dog’s dependence
If the dog is often allowed to sleep next to people, it will also increase the dog’s dependence. Once the owner cannot be seen for a long time, It is easy to feel depressed and anxious, and some dogs will even vent their anxiety by self-mutilation or tearing down their homes. Therefore, for the sake of the dog's independence and mental health, it is recommended that owners not often let their dogs sleep next to people.