A miracle that you can sleep at all!!

What's really neat is the way they instinctively take turns staying alert. There's always one dog -- which switches throughout the night -- which is restless and pops its head up every few minutes to check for danger. We're seeing millions of years of evolved pack behaviour, and probably a large part of the reason why dogs became the first domesticated species.

I was wondering why they're up so much, but then I realize. They're being protective. Such loyal pups.

I bet this woman feels so safe whenever she sleeps. Like imagine how much security she feels whenever she's asleep.

I love how protective they are but still take breaks to get rubbed lol

My male German Shepherd is 5 yrs old and for the longest time I thought something was wrong with him because he didn’t seem to sleep more than 30-45 minutes at a time. He’s constantly patrolling, scaring the hell outta me in the middle of the night because he sees a leaf out of place on a tree 🤣. He sees cats, dogs and people with his insane 500 yard vision and will let the entire neighborhood know he’s going to bed when I let him out for the last time at night. He refuses to come in at night if he hasn’t checked our entire lot. He has 8-10 ft pogo stick vert reps and can clear our acre lot in about 3 bounds. He is an absolutely magnificent beast. He is the absolute best, most loyal, smartest dog I have ever had. I can’t imagine him leaving me at some point. Our bond is beyond measure.

That’s probably the safest anyone will ever feel. Protected all hours of the night by three German shepherds who love you.

so basically sleeping with 3 GSD means no sleeping 😅

I had one growing up. She would patrol the house every night. One night I had a night terror. I must have cried out. Open my eyes to a huge brown fluffy head licking my face. She hopped up and laid beside me and rested her head on my stomach. Stroked her until I calmed down and began to fall asleep. Just before I passed out, she gently stood up and hopped down. She went back to her nightly patrol.

"I hear things." " I see thing's." That part had me dying. 😂

My German shepherd just passed, she was the most beautiful thing that ever happened to me, she was 18 years old my childhood dog,this loss is never ending.. we loved her like our child.. ♥️Sabreena 🕊️💐

I know EXACTLY how that feels!!! You hit the nail on the head! Very true!

This perfectly explains why during the day your dog is asleep most of the time because since you're part of his pack, you're 'on duty' and they're resting. During the night, this switches. You can see this with all 3 dogs here in a rotation. Truly amazing to see evolution hasn't changed at all!

My dog goes to bed around 10pm, but he'll never sleep until I do. If I work late in bed, sometime even until 2 pm, he'll be awake the entire time, just observing me from his bed. Once I remove everything from bed and turn around to sleep, I'll hear him giving a big, tired sigh and finally starting to sleep. Usually, 10 min later he's already snoring. Dogs are such loyal creatures - they care for us so much that they synchronize with us completely, it's deeply vired into them.

As someone that has two GSDs this is spot on. I'm surprised you didn't get to experience the early morning mattress wrestling match like I do, that's an alarm clock that will wake you up.

Fantastic and what great dogs. They seem to instinctively take turns in watching and listening.

That’s a full blown security detail. I’d feel so secure at night.

Am I trippin or did this actually look pretty calm? One instance of barking at a possible intruder, but other then that they were super chill! I bet she sleeps wonderful knowing she has these 3 to keep her safe at night! Dogs are cool

3 German Shephards AND ability to go to bed by 10PM?! Wow, this is heaven

My shepherd Harpo takes up half my king size bed ! Your beautiful pack manages to share with three ! You are a fantastic trainer.

Our GS didn’t seem to care much for sleeping on a bed, she laid claim to a loveseat and that was her spot for almost 13 years. Sometimes she would sleep in the hall outside the bedrooms, some extra protection. I miss that sweet girl so much.

It is so cute when they all waking up mom in the morning.

Brilliant! I’ve literally got my shih tzu on the bed with me as I’m watching this video and she’s snoring 💤 her head off 👍🏻😂😂😂😂

This is more interesting to watch than any movie or tv series.. i can watch them all day 😍♥️

When I was a kid we had a collie, she would sleep at the foot of my bed but during the night she would progressively take up more and more space. By morning I usually woke up squished up against the wall while she was fully stretched out in the middle of the bed. Good memories.

Haha my Shepherd is just like all three of yours! Constantly moving around, big stretches, lots of active dreaming, random pacing to search the room, occasional loud noises as she accidentally rolls off the bed 😂 And then a big wet nose in my eye socket at 0730 sharp, every. single. day. 😂 Wouldn’t change it for the world 💕

How adorable!!! They are so sweet!

I know that face and those stretches. Those are the "I don't wanna get up now urghhhh" faces and stretches we all make lmao

Those dogs are completely adorable from their noses to their paws! I love how they sleep on your bed for a while, jump off, sleep on the floor, watch the windows, gather together like a gang in the morning and beg for breakfast. Haha!

Laughing at how relatable this is. My favorite is the ignoring them pretending I'm asleep but can feel them staring through the blankets. Then they start nudging with their nose then their paw

Was a nice video to watch … dogs are wonderful 4 legged friends so loyal

You sacrifice sleep, for being one of the safest people around 😂

I actually find them so well behaved and respectful of your space and sleep. Good boys through and through 😁😍

Brings back memories 🥰. I grew up in a family with four GSD’s and one Malinois. As a kid I was forbidden to sneak the dogs in my bedroom but I did it anyway. Just one big pile of warm fluff. If I was sick they all layed around my bed, watching (and nibbeling my sandwiches). As a teen I sneaked out of the house with our Malinois because she could jump the fence with me (and I felt completely safe with my personal fluffy bodyguard). The GSD’s would not sound the alarm of me leaving on my own but on return… that’s why I always took the Malinois with me because then the GSD’s wouldn’t bark. They just looked annoyed like they wanted to say: ‘Do you have any idea what time it is?!’

This gives me so much serotonin. Ily.

Such cute pups! They’re just big babies ❤️

I'm sure this is something one gets used to, but I cannot imagine myself getting any sleep. I startle awake if I hear someone walk by my door. 😆

Ours just passed after 10 years. Hurts the soul deeply. Wonderful companions.

The stairs kill me 😂 I have those two. But my dogs literally need them 😂😂 what sweet dogs.

Ooh the sheets!! The poor bed sheets!! 😂 i have two gsds but just for the sake of laundry… they sleep on the floor

I can relate totally! My dutch shepherd shares the bed with me and we live in an urban area in Germany. That means a lot of drunk people walking by especially at the weekends. There usually is no way I sleep longer than 2-3 hours without the shep siren going off. At the same time I sleep much deeper now with him. If anyone even tries to enter our yard he will wake me up. We're always one step ahead of anyone with bad intentions. :)

Best protected Mama ever - imagine a burglar making the mistake of walking into that room😂

You are very lucky to have all three of them💞💞💞💞

Yep, can definitely relate. I only have one….three???? Holy cow! Lol.

We had 5 cats at one point ... sleeping at night was like sleeping in the middle of a race track, several times in the night my husband and I would get trampled and run over 😂😂

I have a 100 pound 10 month old Dane Pit Bull mix. She supposed to alert me when my breathing is off. She taught herself that chest compressions is a great way to alert me. Fun times. She's learning still to alert me properly but I still get the occasional chest compression. She's got her own kinda grove. I dig it

That was too stinkin cute!!

Love how the shepherds all have similar behaviors, my dutchie does all this as well!

I love seeing these dogs instinctively staying Tactical.

That was so funny - love the stairs that only got used once - would love to know what kind of amazing camera was used - you are so patient with your 3 fur babies and such a loving Doggie Mommy - thx for posting, loved it - Cheers

They truly an adorable & reliable guards tho😍

Hahaha so cute! They’re busy

My GSD is on patrol all night. She checks the whole house just about every hour with naps in between her rounds. If anything needs attention, she will come in and breathe in my face.

ha ha ha "hi Mumsy!!" You can set the clock by our GSD. Not sure how she does it, but it's almost to the minute. Sometimes, hold my breath to fool her big ears...but she snuffles under the blankets ... She's just perfect!

I love these creatures so much

Awww they so protective and are adorable

They're so adorable! Bless them! 😄❤ You can't be much safer than that I think! 🙂

My GSD sleeps with me every night, watching over me & guarding the house - I have never felt so safe in my life!!! As a single mom getting a GSD was the smartest & safest thing I could have ever done for my family! I love him so much! Who needs a man when u have a shepherd!

Lol busy kids, no wonder they have a kip in the day, they're up all night..😂

how cute!!! I my self am a German shepherd mommy... I adore my dog, and I do relate to this video Lol

German Shepherds are such good dogs. I sadly had to put mine down the other day. But she was so sweet, we're donating to animal shelters in her memory.

On one hand, you are super safe, on the other, I admire you but thoroughly do not envy you.😂

I love the sweeping tail. Nice high register bassoon in the background. There is also a second bassoon playing the bass part. The dogs don't need those steps.

“ I sees things” and “ did u sleep?” Hahaha so cute, I’d feel so protected having 3 GSD by my side while I sleep at night hahah

Thats was the cutest thing i ever saw. I loved the dogs sleeping under the bed. And one was always awake and ready to protect Mummy. 🥰

These are some sweet babies but, I could not do this lmao thankful for my dog sleeping through the night 😵‍💫

Love all my dogs over the years. Last dog to even touch my bed was my beagle when I was like 5.

I can't even imagine how hard it is to sleep peacefully between 3 large dogs and they mostly guard rather then sleep. My tiny dog can wake me up by simply walking on the bed but once she lays her head she's fast asleep.

It's so cute how these dogs are so big they can just jump on the bed but there are steps there 💜

The video was heartwarming !

Love it I have 8 dogs on my bed lol ranging from a two pound min Yorkie 2 shitzus a border collie 90 lbs and a havanese 2 ... 85 lbs coon hounds and a bishon poodle

Snuggles and kisses beats the way my German shepherd used to wake me up. Dixie wasn't allowed to sleep in bed with me, and she couldn't reach my face to kiss me awake. So she would stand next to my bed and slide her head under the covers to touch her cold, wet nose against my ribs. Guaranteed to wake you up, especially on cold winter mornings! As big and ferocious as she looked, Dixie was a big chicken, through and through. My bedroom is at the back of the house, not far from the back door. One Saturday morning at about 6 am, I heard someone try to break in through the back door. Dixie, who slept at the foot of my bed, heard it, too, and she raised a ruckus, barking as loud as she could. But she ran to the other end of the house to bark from a safe distance! 🤣 She wouldn't go into that part of the house for 2 weeks unless I was with her, and every strange noise brought her immediately to her feet with a single frightened bark each time. At least her big, booming barks scared off the burglar. She even once tried to hide behind my legs when an aggressive miniature Doberman wanted to start a fight with her. 😄

I have one german shepherd and she does EXACTLY this every night. I honestly don't even know why I set an alarm for the morning. She starts waking me up at 6:30.

Love it!, they are adorable

Lol Yes girl! I have a pack of 4, two of them are GSD's and I'd say you're night was pretty chill. Lol I swear mine sound the alarm if a bee sneezes, 2 miles away, even at 3am. Lol At least we know we're always safe. 😁

Well, when a dog sleeps with you - it just means they're bonded to you, its one of their ways of showing love and a sense of safety. While I don't have three dogs sleeping with me - but I have two Malinois who do (always had two, a male and female, since I was little kid), wake up every morning with one (or both) of em leaning against me with all four feet in the air. They don't do what the dogs in this video do either. They sleep next to me till I wake up (they don't get off the bed or move around like these in the vid do). And if they're waking me up its because they need to go out. And they know when I'm about to go to bed. I take a shower every night before bed, soon as I turn the shower off - they immediately head to their spots on my bed and wait for me to get settled in.

I had a few back in the days but my Simba was the best. He'd wake me up for school every morning at 5! Seeing this brought the memories back. He was stolen out of our yard one day when I was at school. Never seen my baby again but this makes me appreciate them more...

They can't stay still 😂😂😂❤️❤️❤️

You must feel safe AF👏

😂 OH my gosh, that's our house! We have 2 shepherd mixes and they do the exact same thing. We're exhausted when we get up to go to work and they sleep all day. A dogs life 🐶🐶

Yep - we can relate. As my youngest kid said after taking care of our pack of big dogs over a weekend alone - "Dad, four dogs is too many!" But we love them all!!

I absolutely can relate ! Add in the times my 2 dogs need to go out at 130am and 4am then I have to get up at 6am. The worst !!!! Especially when its your day off .. lol. Oh well I love them as you do so we deal with it.

I love ❤️ your channel! 😀

Watching my dogs take turns guarding outside is so fun. We have 2 great pyrenees and they sectioned off our backyard for themselves to guard together. Always one of them up and around

It's a miracle you get any sleep at all! This was hilarious!

Soooo cute. I can relate with just 1 Jack Russell

That bark while I’m sleeping would send me over the edge lol

Our GSD spends most of the night either patrolling or in the hall between our two daughters’ (14 and 18) rooms. If you get in, you can do what you please to the wife and I, but you’re not getting near the kids. We’ve had him since they were 7 and 11 and he’s been their loyal bodyguard ever since. Loves the girls, likes my wife and I, barely tolerates the cat. Wouldn’t have it any other way. Jade, Jasper and Jet are beautiful.

Love that they protect you. Heartwarming. They are gorgeous. Much love to all. Xx

Hahah that looks like the worse idea ever hahaa. I love the video, I'd love to see what my baby boy does when we are sleeping, I barely feel him and I wake up really easily

I feel you man I have 4 dogs that sleep with me I know exactly how you feel 🤣😂

I had a GSD and a Plott Hound (both have now passed), but that was literally every night with them. Shepherd would usually be a little more at ease, but heard EVERY little noise and felt it his duty to "inform" me!!! Miss them two, they were wonderful dogs...

Having a few doggies is the best feeling in the whole world. Enjoy your times together whilst you still are.

bruh this so cute, like id lovee to have 3 big dogs staying up all night looking out for me, instead i have a mini dachshund that sleeps more than i do lol.

Soo cute 😍...😇🥰😍👍👏👏👏👏

The instincts of a pack are fascinating to see not so much the getting woken up part for your turn of guard duty 🥱😴 😂

Even with one 15 pound maltipoo, she hears things, she wants to be loved, she needs to be under the blanket, it's too warm under the blanket, etc. LOL Gotta love 'em.

I have two myself...this is hilarious!

Even though I don't have three German Shepherds, I can totally relate! You're definitely not alone! Just this morning, my dogs woke me up at three separate times: 4:30 am because they were hungry, 6:30 am because they heard other people in the house were up, and 9 am because they weren't tired anymore and wanted to get moving!

Love this! One of my boys stays up by the pillow and the other at the end of the bed. The younger one gets up in the middle of the night to cool down then comes back. You can really see what a great pack you have created. Pure love and devotion! Thank you for sharing!