Understanding Animals: Dogs 🐶

Sleep Tight Science - A Bedtime Science Show For Kids

Sleep Tight Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 738 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In this episode we are going to learn about some of our best friends dogs. We'll answer three specific questions: First, why can't puppies see when they're born? Second, why don't Poodles shed their fur like Labradors do? And third, how can dogs wag their tails while doing many other things at the same time? By the end of this episode, you'll understand how puppies develop, why different breeds look so different, and how dogs became such amazing communicators. Grown-ups: we value your feedback. Our email and message link are in the episode notes—please send us your child’s questions and thoughts. Sleep Tight!, Sheryl & Clark ❤️👂📖 --- ✨ Want more stories and fewer interruptions? Join Sleep Tight Premium for ad-free listening, bonus bedtime stories every week, and personalized shout-outs for your little ones! Start your free trial now on Apple Podcasts or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sleeptightpremium.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. --- Support Us 👉 Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for AD FREE listening and extra bedtime stories! 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sleep Tight Premium⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is now available in Apple Podcasts! 🎉 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts, or share our podcast with your friends. 📢 Have an interesting science topic you would like to investigate? Send us an email at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@sleeptightscience.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , and we may feature it in an upcoming show. --- About Sleep Tight Science We’ve got bedtime down to a (Sleep Tight) Science! Sleep Tight Science is an award winning bedtime podcast that makes science accessible and enjoyable for the whole family. Snuggle in and drift off to sleep while learning about science topics submitted by listeners! Designed for curious young minds (but simple enough for grown-ups to understand), Sleep Tight Science uses big words to answer big questions that kids wonder about, like why do we feel icky sometimes and how do our legs help us move? Learn something new about the natural world while drifting off to dreamland. Have an interesting science question or a topic you’re curious about? Email us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@sleeptightscience.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and it might just be the focus of an upcoming episode! Dedicated to enhancing the health and happiness of children, Sleep Tight Media helps families replace bedtime struggles with bedtime snuggles. -- Advertising provided by Starglow Media. Learn more about Starglow Media ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here

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0:00.0	You are listening to Sleep Tide Science.
0:04.1	I'm Ira and I am Haraya and we are Filipinos living in the UK.
0:29.7	Did you know dogs were the very first animal humans ever domesticated?
0:41.6	What? Over 15,000 years ago, wolves and humans became friends. And over thousands of years, those wolves slowly became the dogs we know and love today.
0:50.3	Hello, friends, and welcome back to Sleeptight Science, a bedtime show that answers your
0:57.2	questions about science. We love getting your questions. They help guide what topics we cover
1:05.1	and learn about together. Sometimes a listener sends us a whole list of questions about one topic, and it reminds us that
1:15.1	many of you are probably wondering about the same things.
1:20.1	That's exactly what happened with tonight's episode.
1:24.5	A curious friend rode in with wonderful questions about dogs, and we thought,
1:30.3	yes, let's explore one of the world's most loved animals together.
1:36.3	Dogs are everywhere in our lives.
1:41.3	Maybe you have one sleeping at the foot of your bed right now, or maybe you've seen
1:47.0	them at the park, walking down the street, or working as service dogs helping people.
1:54.0	They come in an amazing variety of shapes and sizes, tiny chihuahuas that fit in a purse, giant Great Danes taller
2:05.6	than most kids, fluffy Pomeranians, sleek greyhounds, wrinkly bulldogs, and curly-haired poodles.
2:16.1	But they all share something remarkable.
2:20.1	They are the animal that choose to live with us,
2:23.3	and we've been partners for over 15,000 years.
2:29.3	Dogs aren't like the animals in our superpower series.
2:33.3	They don't regenerate lost limbs like axolotles,
2:37.0	or generate electricity like electric eels, or fly silently like barn owls. Instead, dogs have something different.
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