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
So I went to see a comedian recently and he did this whole bit about there are 10 different signs of being a sociopath.
Is he what he was saying? And he was joking that he's got five of these signs unless he's not had a good night's sleep when it's probably more like seven.
But it did make me think, I mean, I know it's like the red car analogy, you know, when you've got a red car and you're looking for them, you're noticing it.
And because we're having this conversation, I think that stood out to me that it does affect us.
And that's one of the nice things about the topic of sleep is it's so relatable.
We've all been there, like snapping at a partner for loading the dishwasher wrong or just in that brain fog where this simple task is not for you or you read the same paragraph again and again and again.
It's related obviously to their world, but they are more likely to perhaps have a negative dog on dog interaction if they're not sleeping well, because they can't tolerate those microaggressions that they might otherwise be able to manage.
But like I said, I've just never thought of it as, are our dogs getting enough sleep?
So brainwashing, so getting rid of all the toxins and consolidating all of our memories and working out how does that fit with things that have happened to me previously, separating the emotion from the action, all the regenerative things, growth hormones, anti-inflammatory actions, all of those things are happening during sleep for dogs, just as they are for us.
So I went to see a comedian recently and he did this whole bit about there are 10 different signs of being a sociopath.
Is he what he was saying? And he was joking that he's got five of these signs unless he's not had a good night's sleep when it's probably more like seven.
But it did make me think, I mean, I know it's like the red car analogy, you know, when you've got a red car and you're looking for them, you're noticing it.
And because we're having this conversation, I think that stood out to me that it does affect us.
And that's one of the nice things about the topic of sleep is it's so relatable.
We've all been there, like snapping at a partner for loading the dishwasher wrong or just in that brain fog where this simple task is not for you or you read the same paragraph again and again and again.
It's related obviously to their world, but they are more likely to perhaps have a negative dog on dog interaction if they're not sleeping well, because they can't tolerate those microaggressions that they might otherwise be able to manage.
But like I said, I've just never thought of it as, are our dogs getting enough sleep?
So brainwashing, so getting rid of all the toxins and consolidating all of our memories and working out how does that fit with things that have happened to me previously, separating the emotion from the action, all the regenerative things, growth hormones, anti-inflammatory actions, all of those things are happening during sleep for dogs, just as they are for us.
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