Let the dog in fur a good kip

DOG owners sleep better with their pet in the bedroom – but not on the bed, a study suggests.

A clinic monitored the sleep of 40 adult owners, 35 of them women, over five months.

Researcher Dr Lois Krahn, of the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota said: “Humans with a dog in their room maintained good sleep efficiency.”

But added it was “lower if the dog was on the bed”. Around half of UK female owners kip with their pet.