What sound makes dogs go to sleep? Essential Tips

A trusty sleep aid for bedtime.

A sound machine can improve the quantity and quality of your sleep — and that equals less stress and better health for both you and your good boy or good girl.

Does Relaxing Music Work For Dogs?

If your dog is healthy and gets lots of exercise but still struggles to sleep, music and certain sounds are natural methods for improving sleep for both of you.

You may already know about all the research that proves the positive effects of soothing sounds and lullabies to improve human sleep.

But what about dogs? Can canine lullabies and other calming music help improve their sleep? People do study this, and yes, music calms dogs if you choose the right type.

A shelter environment is a great place to test anxiety-relief strategies. The shelter environment can be very stressful for most dogs.

A study from Colorado State University found that music playing for dogs living in these stressful situations worked to calm them. The researchers used classical music for 45 minutes and recorded observations every five minutes. The dogs showed visible signs of increased calm.

How to Choose Calming Music for Dogs

If you want to help your dog relax while sleeping in the same room as you, it’s important to pick sounds that have a beneficial effect on both dogs and humans.

People are unique, and some even respond well to high-energy music simply as a matter of preference. The best music to help you sleep may not help dogs in the same way.

For instance, the Colorado State study found that while classical music soothed shelter dogs, heavy metal keyed them up more. Music type matters.

An older study from 2002 suggests that classical music is particularly relaxing for dogs. This seems to be due to the 50-66 bpm tempo found in this type of music.

This means you don’t have to listen to classical music if that’s not something you enjoy. Just make sure you choose sounds that are low in tempo and not too distracting for your pup.

The same survey that determined dogs relax to Ed Sheeran found that acoustic and instrumental sounds are best for keeping dogs calm.

15 HOURS of Deep Sleep Relaxing Dog Music! NEW Helped 10 Million Dogs!

While white noise machines are excellent for helping the 10% to 30% of adults out there who suffer from sleep issues at night, the fact is that they aren’t just for humans anymore. As of mid-2020, nearly 68 million households across the United States had pets, and that number was only expected to continue rising. Dogs and cats specifically are excellent companion animals, offering emotional support and stress reduction to their human owners. The positives of being a pet parent far outweigh the negatives in most situations, but there’s certainly one area in which having a dog or cat can be a real negative, and that’s when it comes to sleep.

If you’ve ever struggled to sleep through a particularly rough night of your anxious dog barking and growling at every noise, then do we have the solution for you. In “The Top 3 Pet-Related Perks of Sound Machines,” Yogasleep customers show off the surprising ways a white noise machine can help dogs and cats stay calm and sleep soundly.