Sep 17, 2026 · 54 min · 13 segments
Welcome to *Sit, Paws and Listen with Will Hodgetts* In this episode Will is joined by Lauren Davis, **aka The Sleep Vet**, to explore the often-overlooked world of canine sleep and why proper rest…
Lauren DavisGuest
Will HodgettsHost
Hi everybody, and welcome to another episode of Sit, Pause and Listen, the podcast that discusses what it really takes to raise happy, healthy dogs.
This week, we're joined by Lauren Davis, or the Sleep Vet, to talk about sleep.
Do you think that we know more about our sleep patterns and are therefore pushing that onto dogs?
It's a lot, isn't it? And by eight years old, 40% of dogs have already got some signs of osteoarthritis.
So I would always recommend that people measure their dog, nose tip to tail base, doesn't matter about the tail, and then make sure that their bed is at least as long as that.
As a vet, I've seen so many dogs die of heat stroke and been there trying desperately to save them.
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Hi everybody, and welcome to another episode of Sit, Pause and Listen, the podcast that discusses what it really takes to raise happy, healthy dogs.
This week, we're joined by Lauren Davis, or the Sleep Vet, to talk about sleep.
Do you think that we know more about our sleep patterns and are therefore pushing that onto dogs?
It's a lot, isn't it? And by eight years old, 40% of dogs have already got some signs of osteoarthritis.
So I would always recommend that people measure their dog, nose tip to tail base, doesn't matter about the tail, and then make sure that their bed is at least as long as that.
As a vet, I've seen so many dogs die of heat stroke and been there trying desperately to save them.
