{"id":22939,"date":"2025-12-08T01:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=22939"},"modified":"2025-12-08T01:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T01:08:12","slug":"why-your-dog-loves-sleeping-on-your-clothes-expert-insights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/?p=22939","title":{"rendered":"Why Your Dog Loves Sleeping on Your Clothes \u2014 Expert Insights"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dogs lie on their owners\u2019 clothes not just for comfort, but because those items carry a strong, familiar scent that makes them feel safe and connected. A dog\u2019s sense of smell is deeply tied to emotion, so your scent on clothing can soothe anxiety, reduce loneliness, and mimic the security they\u2019d get from being close to their \u201cpack.\u201d For rescue dogs or pets left alone for long hours, this behavior can be especially comforting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clothing also provides warmth and softness, appealing to dogs\u2019 natural denning instincts. Behaviorists say it\u2019s generally harmless unless it becomes destructive, like chewing or guarding items. Otherwise, when your dog curls up on your sweater or jeans, it\u2019s simply an expression of love, trust, and the deep bond they feel with you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dogs lie on their owners\u2019 clothes not just for comfort, but because those items carry a strong, familiar scent that makes them feel safe and connected. A&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":22940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"views":128,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22939"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22941,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22939\/revisions\/22941"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinbr.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}