Usually, adult maltipoos sleep around 12 to 16 hours a day. The need of adult maltipoos and maltipoos is different where maltipoo puppies usually sleep around 18 to 20 hours a day. It is normal for a maltipoo to sleep a lot. However, if their sleep habits change all of sudden, it may be something wrong with them.
The Sleep Need of Maltipoos
The sleep needs of maltipoo newborns, maltipoo puppies and adult maltipoos are different. Here is the explanation about it according to the Paws and Learn site.
- The Sleep Need of Maltipoo Newborns
In this stage of a maltipoo life, it will be full of a lot of shut-eye since they are still a baby. In the first week of their life, they will be sleeping anytime they are not nursing. Usually, they will nurse every 2 hours. However, when they are doing it, they still close their eyes and they look like they are eating in their sleep. And then, when they grow, they will begin to spend more time awake. When they are around 3 weeks old, they will have around 2 to 4 hours of active time a day. - The Sleep Need of Maltipoo Puppies
Usually, when maltipoo puppies are 2 to 5 months old, they sleep around 18 to 20 hours in a day where it includes sleeping at night and daytime naps. At night, puppies will sleep longer, but they may need to get up to pee and to stretch. Even, they may even have an energy and they may want to play at that time. However, they can be trained to sleep through the night by 4 months old and even sooner. If the maltipoo puppies are older from around 6 to 12 months, they will sleep about 14 to 16 hours a day. When they are at this age, they may be more active and they are inquisitive during the day and it will be better for them to sleep through the night in 6 to 9 hour stretches. During the day, they will also take several naps and also times of rest. - The Sleep Need of Adult Maltipoos
Normally, adult maltipoos need around 12 to 16 hours of sleep a day. When they age, they need more time to sleep. There is a study where the researchers found that older and middle-aged dogs slept more during the day than young adult dogs. It happened because they took more naps, not because their naps were longer. Usually, they have a tendency to run out of energy and they need to take a rest more often than the younger dogs. Not only during the day, at night, older and middle-aged dogs also slept more than younger dogs. It is because they had long stretches of sleep at night and they woke up fewer times during the night. - The Sleep Need of Senior Maltipoos
We can say that maltipoos in their senior phase when they are 10 to 12 years old. At this age, they will have more time for resting and sleeping. Same as humans, when maltipoos age, they will tend to slow down and they will not have as much energy as young maltipoos. Usually, senior maltipoos sleep around 14 to 16 hours a day on average. When they are 12 to 16 years old or even older, they sleep up to 18 hours a day. When they are in senior age, their sleep patterns may change. If you find that maltipoos take more naps during the day and have a few wakeful periods at night, it is normal. This change may happen slowly. However, if there are sudden or significant changes in their patterns of sleep, it is better for the vet to check it. It is because older maltipoos may have serious issues such as arthritis, dementia, hypothyroidism, or other conditions which are related to older age. If you find that senior maltipoos wake up more at night, it happens because their bladder is getting older and they must use the potty often. It can be prevented by limiting their water intake before bed.
Some Sleep Issues on Maltipoos
If you find that there are maltipoos which are hard to settle down and sleep at night, there are several things to do by Maltipoo to have a good night’s sleep according to the Paws and Learn site.
- They need to have a routine and schedule.
The routine that they need is like using the restroom, bringing the noise level down, dimming the light, creating a relaxing and calm atmosphere. It is important for them to have this schedule as consistent as possible. Allowing them to go to bed around the same time each night and having set patterns will signal their brain that it is time to sleep and also will increase the production of melatonin. - They must be given a lot of exercise.
Even though maltipoos do not need a lot of exercise, if they have it, it can help them if they are having a hard time sleeping at night. They need to get about 30 minutes of exercise a day and they may enjoy more play sessions than that. Let’s say that they have been bored and laying around all day. If so, they may not have a good night’s rest. A good exercise session can be given around 2 hours before they go to bed. To make them tired physically and mentally, high cardio exercise and engaging brain activities can be given to them. - Their meal times can be changed and their food and water can be limited.
After a certain time of the evening, you can take up their water. If you see maltipoos go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, change his meal time to be a few hours earlier. - They need a specific sleeping area and make it inviting.
If they have a designated area to go, it will create the routine and let them know that it is sleep time.
Well, that’s the information that I can give for you about sleeping schedule of maltipoos. For your information, it is better for you not to have dogs, especially of you are a moslem because as a moslem, you are forbidden to have them.
