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Puppies sleep a great deal because their metabolism is very high and they cannot eat enough calories to maintain awareness for as long as an adult dog. As a puppy matures, it will sleep less and less until it reaches the normal sleep patterns for an adult dog.

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Just like a regular baby, puppies do just sleep a lot. They usually wake up to eat and then go back to sleep.

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Because they are just newborn and they need there rest it is normal that they sleep a lot

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They are like real babies they eat and play then need to sleep.

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