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Mikkel Becker, Vetstreet Why I Embrace Sleeping With a Snoring Dog By Mikkel Becker, via Vetstreet Urban dwellers drift off to sleep to the sounds of the city. Country dwellers, like my parents, nestle in their beds to the soft noises of nature. When it's time for me to settle in for a relaxing night at home, I can't get away from the sound of a deep vibrato snore that permeates my house, maybe even the neighborhood. SEE ALSO: Why Does My Dog... Sleep Belly Up? It may be hard to believe that the type of sonorous snoring that calls for earplugs or a pillow over your head could possibly come from just 21 pounds of wrinkled skin and a smashed face, but my Pug, Bruce, can put any congested ...

We don't tend to laugh at pugs or French bulldogs who snore, because we understand that the countless years of selective breeding that ingrained those breathing problems in the breeds are a lot sadder than they are funny. However, an infant doesn't understand those concepts, so it's free to laugh at a snoring French bulldog as long as it wants. Because, OK, snoring is pretty funny. ...

We were sure it was sleep apnea, so we took him in for a sleep study, but the seal docs said nope, no CPAP machine necessary, nor surgery. "This old fella doesn't have sleep apnea," the doc told us. "He just got one mother of a sinus infection. Just on the one side. See how he's only getting air through one nostril while the other one stays shut up tight? There's your problem." So what do we do, Doc? "It's a bacterial infection, so I'll put him on a course of antibiotics that should knock it out flat. He'll be right as rain in a week or so." OK, fine, but before you fix him up... just let me grab a few seconds of video for posterity. ...

You'd have to ask a bulldog owner if the sound of his snoring, four-footed friend is considered cute, calming or catastrophic. Because, believe us, those smushy-faced babies can make a lot of noise once they enter R.E.M. sleep. Then again, here are two snoring bulldogs who, in tandem, basically require hugs. They're just that cute. ...

Sure, there are some dog breeds whose breathing can be problematic (see bulldogs and pugs), but also bear in mind that for all the possible aggravation, owning such a pooch can bring with it some priceless moments, just like this one. We could watch this funny snoring shar-pei video for hours. More Funny Dog Videos Share ...