Is this normal behaviour for my puppy?

I have a ten week old westie puppy and when he sleeps he breathes very fast with his mouth open and a bit of his tounge hanging out…

is this normal?

thankyouu,, x

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Answer #1

yea see dogs dont have sweat glands and he is cooling him self down if you make sure that he sleeps in a cooler climate he will stop

Answer #2

maybe its dreaming…

Answer #3

Yes, if he’s too warm while he sleeps, he’ll do that - that’s how dogs cool down.

Answer #4

yep my dog sometomes does it, shes wild so im npot sure I can say she`s the normalist dog in the world tho. . . . . . . . .LOL! im just kidding, sort of lol but yeah its normal for a dog to do that

Answer #5

awh thankyou so do I (: theyre so cute

Answer #6

Yes…

And congrats on your new Westie…I LOVE Westies!!

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