My 13 week Old English Sheepdog has been with us for 4 weeks. she's the first puppy, or dog, anyone in my family has had. Narya is pretty high energy and doesn't self settle much. I learned about enforced naps here and it has changed our whole dynamic. In the last couple days she has occasionally laid down in the kitchen or outside and dozed. however, her head pops up whenever there's a new sound or something moves. My question is, when she dozes, should we move her to the crate where she sleeps more soundly? or leave her be so she experiences more self-settling? and if we leave her, is it restful enough to call it sleep and does it count toward the 16-20 hours of sleep she needs? I can figure it out by experience over time but if there are known answers I'd like to know them too!
Puppy101 has been extremely helpful to me figuring out how to be a good puppy parent and I'm so grateful.
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