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Patti Montgomeryville, PA. Urinary incontinence is a common problem in middle-aged spayed female dogs. It most frequently occurs in dogs who are sleeping. Also, some dogs may dribble urine as they walk around the house.
One theory: Unlike humans who generally stay up all day and then sleep for one long stretch at night, spending as much as 25 percent of their sleep in Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Click to learn more sleep, dogsâ shorter sleep stints mean just about 10 percent of their snoozing is REM.